Researchers from the Caboolture Hospital in Queensland, Australia found that medical skin glue can be used to hold hospital intravenous lines in place, significantly reducing the risk of infection, pain, blockage or overall failure. The team’s work was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
The Emergency Medicine Foundation of Australia, along with Queensland Health, funded the research and patient trials, which EMF said ran for several months at Caboolture Hospital. The work is undergoing a cost-benefit analysis by health economists at Griffith University. The lead researcher, Dr. Simon Bugden, said that within the 1st 48 hours, IV lines have a failure rate of 29-40% in Australia and can be as high as 90% internationally.
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