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Peripheral Nerve Catheter Securement: A Narrative Literature Review, Joshua M. Wiesel, Bernadette R. Findlay, Li Ching Ooi, Jennifer A. Stevens, Renata Hadzic

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

Peripheral nerve catheters are commonly used to provide analgaesia and improve patient outcomes. Catheter dislodgment, displacement or leakage can result in premature cessation of analgaesic effect. There are currently no published guidelines for how to secure peripheral nerve catheters.

This narrative review explores and integrates the available research into the efficacy of peripheral nerve catheter securement products and techniques to reduce catheter dislodgement and displacement.

All studies looking at peripheral nerve catheter securement methods were included from inception until 19 October 2022 across PUBMED, Scopus, Ovid, Google Scholar, EMBASE and The Cochrane Library. The Jadad scale and Newcastle–Ottawa scale were …