Notes
*Compared to an open system.
**Results and savings may vary for other institutions.
†Compared with an FEP catheter.
‡When used with a specially designed 3M™ Tegaderm™ IV site securement dressing.
§Compared with B. Braun Introcan Safety® catheter with Bard Statlock® IV Ultra stabilization device.
||Compared with 96 hours in an open system.
¶Compared with a non-blood control catheter.
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