Best Practice for PIVC Use

Just Say no to Just in Case Cannula:

Implementing Best Practice for Peripheral Intravenous Cannula (PIVC) Use in Australian Emergency Departments.

A Stepped-wedge Cluster Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis

Have you or your family ever waited for care in an Emergency Department and had an Intravenous Cannula put in by doctors or nurses?

These devices can be necessary for treatment and are used to perform medical tests and give lifesaving medicines, but up to half of cannulas are not used for any treatment. They are costly, time consuming and often painful to insert.

We aim to reduce the number of adults who have cannulas inserted and to improve cannula use and safety in Emergency Departments nationally. We plan to reduce this cost to hospitals and the health care systems, reduce waste, and drive change for the better around the nation.

Funding

This Implementation Science Trial is funded by Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)

2021 MRFF Clinical Trials Activity

Amount: $2.9 million

Grant Duration: 5 years, 2023-2028