Current ongoing studies of maximal sterile barrier, head to toe draping, for the insertion of Midline intravenous catheters, radial or brachial arterial catheters or peripheral intravenous catheters.
Midline insertions have increased in some parts of the US as an effort to avoid CVAD infections and financial penalties. With Midline insertion, is the risk of contamination less or equal to CVAD given the same components in the tray.