Life Sciences

Research from B. Prunet and co-researchers yields new findings on life sciences

Published in Biotech Business Week, August 11th, 2008

According to recent research from Toulon, France, "To reduce the risk of accidental needlestick injuries, first active then passive safety devices were developed on IV catheters. However, whether these catheters are easy to implement and really protect personnel from accidental needlestick is untested."

"In this prospective randomized survey, we compared a passive safety catheter with an active safety catheter and a nonsafety classic catheter. The main objective was to evaluate the difficulty of inserting the catheters in terms of the number of insertion failures, difficulties introducing the catheter and withdrawing the needle, and the normality of the blood reflux in...

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Source: Biotech Business Week (2008-08-11)

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