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This study evaluated the efficacy, safety, and convenience of a new flushing technique using a Baro Flush\u2122 controller. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of Baro Flush\u2122 by measuring the infusion flushing volume and pressure in vitro. Afterwards, we prospectively enrolled 3000 patients with flushing and assigned 1500 patients with a new technique for flushing and 1500 with a conventional flushing method, which was performed by 48 registered nurses (RNs) at the Gil Medical Center in June 2018. The efficacy, safety, and convenience of the new flushing method were evaluated though a questionnaire survey. Results: The average flushing pressure was 12.5 \u00b1 0.6 psi (86.18 \u00b1 4.14 kPa) with 1.2 \u00b1 0.2 mL per flush, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on 85 experiments. No IV-catheter-related complications were reported by the RNs during the study. More than 80% of the RNs reported that the new flushing method was easier to learn, improved care efficacy, and was more convenient than conventional flushing. Conclusions: The new flushing method using a Baro Flush\u2122 controller showed improved efficacy, safety, and convenience compared with the conventional flushing method, and no IV-catheter-related complications occurred, including occlusion and inflammation. The new flushing method promises to reduce IV-catheter-related complications and shows improved efficacy, safety, and convenience.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina56080393","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,5]],"date-time":"2020-08-05T15:13:18Z","timestamp":1596640398000},"page":"393","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Efficacy, Safety, and Convenience of a New Device for Flushing Intravenous Catheters (Baro Flush\u2122): A Prospective Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"56","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6561-6752","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Youn I.","family":"Choi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jae Hee","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0869-7661","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jun-Won","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kyoung Oh","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2947-2111","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kwang An","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Han Yong","family":"Chun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Medical Robotics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dong Kyun","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yoon Jae","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S38","DOI":"10.1016\/S0924-8579(09)70565-5","article-title":"Peripheral venous catheters: An under-evaluated problem","volume":"34","author":"Zingg","year":"2009","journal-title":"Int. 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