The SAVE Trial: Securing All intraVenous devices Effectively in hospitals. A randomised controlled trial [ 2013 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Claire Rickard (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr E Geoffrey Playford ,  A/Pr John Gowardman ,  Dr David Mcmillan ,  Dr Matthew Mcgrail
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Brief description Going to hospital usually means having an IV drip in your hand or arm vein. Almost half of all IV drips fall out or fail because they are not well secured to the skin. This means patients miss out on treatment and have additional painful needlesticks to insert new devices. Serious infections can also occur. This study will find the best dressings to use on IV drips. Patients will have their drips glued in with medical superglue, or have one of two new dressings, compared with current usual care.

Funding Amount $AUD 980,393.46

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant