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Archive > June, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 6

Needlefree Does Not Mean Worry-Free

Are we reducing the risk of needlestick injury, but at the same time increasing infection risks?

Marcia Ryder, MD

You've no doubt seen fewer needlestick injuries since you began using needlefree devices to access IV lines. But what about your infection rates? Reports of increases in catheter-related bloodstream infection rates call into question the safety of needleless systems and make you wonder whether we're reducing the risk of needlestick injury but at the same time increasing infection risks.

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