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Catheter care

The care of the can­nu­la­tion site is a cru­cial ele­ment that impacts the qual­i­ty of intra­venous ther­a­py and sig­nif­i­cant­ly affects the dura­tion of the can­nu­la­tion. It includes a series of actions before, dur­ing, and after the can­nu­la inser­tion. These actions include the use of nee­dle-free sys­tems on the exten­sion set, which allows dis­tance from the inser­tion site, prop­er dis­in­fec­tion, using dress­ings that enable mon­i­tor­ing of the inser­tion site, and flush­ing with saline (prefer­ably pre-filled syringes with 0.9% NaCl).