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Device is safer than tape or sutures in securing catheters in ill children

r. Schears. "Taping requires less equipment than sutures, and is easier to perform, but may be less secure. Suturing is uncomfortable for the patient, and the site may become inflamed. Additionally, suturing carries the risk of a needlestick injury to the healthcare provider." Needlestick injuries to healthcare workers entail a risk of transmitting infectious disease such as hepatitis or HIV, and require expensive post-exposure treatment.

The StatLock device, says Dr. Schears, combines the ease and safety of tape application with the strength of sutures. An adhesive pad provides a broad surface area to attach to the skin, and raises the catheter off the skin while holding the catheter in plastic prongs. The device must be removed and replaced every week, and the dressing changed. In addition to StatLocks health benefits, Dr. Schears found lower costs associated with maintenance and complications. For instance, although total average costs were similar, complication costs for StatLock averaged $71, compared to $328 for tape.

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Contact: Maria Stearns
Stearnsm@email.chop.edu
215-590-4091
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5-Oct-2000

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