Document 0977
 DOCN  M94A0977
 TI    A needleless intravenous system for blood draw.
 DT    9412
 AU    Descamps JM; Bortolotti V; Damade R; Fleury L; Rouveix E; Verdon R;
       Bouvet E; GERES, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):237 (abstract no. PB0963). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371598
 AB    OBJECTIVE: 10% of needlestick injuries occuring in healthcare settings
       are due to blood draw. In a pilot multicenter randomised study designed
       to find out the interest of a new reflux valve with a rubber port
       (RVRP)* compared to those of the line equipped with a 3 way stopcok we
       studied biological assays from blood samples drawn from the same patient
       both by phlebotomy and via the RVRP locked on the end of an
       angiocatheter. METHOD: 42 patients (with inform consent) hospitalized in
       5 medical wards who had the RVRP and for whom a blood draw was scheduled
       had had 84 assays. For patients with a saline lock or IV line, the first
       2 ml of blood taken were disregarded. RESULTS: Table 1 shown the value
       of the biological assays analysed from blood obtained by phlebotomy and
       those drawn via the RVRP. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. DISCUSSION
       AND CONCLUSION: For some of the biological parameters choosed for the
       study we find out a significative difference. This difference has
       actually any clinical or biological value or impact. More comprehensive
       studies could be performed for other biological values (haemotological
       one by ex). No exposure to blood was reported by the nurses during the
       study and no sepsis due to the IV line equipped with the RVRP was
       noticed. After this study we suggest that when the patient has an
       angiocatheter this way for doing blood draw should be used. It is needle
       safe and it is confortable for the patients.
 DE    Blood Specimen Collection/*METHODS  Bloodletting  Comparative Study
       Human  Needlestick Injuries/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Pilot Projects
       Punctures  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  CLINICAL TRIAL  MEETING ABSTRACT
       MULTICENTER STUDY  RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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