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Wednesday 20 November 2013

Management of arterial lines and blood sampling in intensive care

Management of arterial lines and blood sampling in intensive care: A threat to patient safety. Anaesthesia, Nov 2013, Vol. 68(11), p.1114-19.

Leslie, R.A., et al.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.12389/full

In 2008, the UK National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) made recommendations for safe arterial line management. Following a patient safety incident in our intensive care unit (ICU), we surveyed current practice in arterial line management and determined whether these recommendations had been adopted. 

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