Although guidewire retention during central venous catheter insertion is considered a “never event,” the complication still occurs, according to a systematic analysis of reported retained guidewire incidents.
Investigators from the United Kingdom analyzed the NHS (National Health Service) England never event database for the time period from August 2004 to July 2015. The findings were published in the Journal of Patient Safety (2021 Jan 26. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000826).
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