To the Editor: Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) infection has been highlighted by one of us (R L S) and colleagues as an important, costly and dangerous complication of PIVCs.1 Infection prevention programs often employ multifaceted interventions and, in the case of PIVC, much debate has been directed towards aseptic insertion and appropriate dwell times, but little attention has been directed to whether the PIVC is required.2
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