Significant catheter leakage (3 occurrences with the same patient and at least one other).Very rare problem, 3 different experienced inserters.Red track along the course of the vein, difficult withdrawal from the saphenous, oedema in the limb.Different location in each case.Patient presented with probable superficial hardening/cellulites/phlebitis following dwell times of 11, 3 and 3 days.The inserting mds believe that the catheter is getting stuck in the splittable introducer needle, which affects permeability, and that breakage may occur.Total number of leaking catheters: 4; total number of needles: 6.
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