Splinting for Stabilizing Peripheral Intravenous Cannula in Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In neonates with a PIV cannula placed over a joint, standard fixation without splinting did not shorten the cannula life. Not splinting may be associated with increased lifespan of the PIV cannula in term, normal birthweight neonates.
Authors
- Ashish R. Dongara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9535-7779)
- Vivek K. Vijayamadhavan
- Ravi P. Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-2370)
- Torbjörn Hertzberg
Institutions
- Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neonatology
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000547952
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00