The journal of vascular access
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Safe administration of vancomycin through a novel midline catheter: a randomized, prospective clinical trial.
According to the 2011 Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice, the low pH of intravenous vancomycin requires that it be administered through a central line. However, a careful review of the literature and a retrospective analysis of the experience at New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) did not support the position of the Standards. ⋯ Short-term intravenous vancomycin can be safely and cost-efficiently administered in the deep vessels of the upper arm using the midline study device.