Access is Key to Patient Care

As the clinician placing the IVs, you see first hand the pain that multiple sticks or IV complications can cause.

How B. Braun Supports Nurses:

Breadth of Portfolio: We have created a vast portfolio of various gauge sizes and lengths to provide so that nurses can have options when selecting the right device for their patient's needs.

Education: B. Braun eUniversity is an on-demand asynchronous learning platform with application and handling videos for our Introcan Safety product portfolio. It is available 24/7 so that nurses can refresh their product realted skills.

Clinical Thought Leaders: B. Braun Canada has partnered with key opinion leaders in the field of vascular access to provide additional clinical support for the latest practices and procedures in vascular access such as ultrasound guided peripheral IV insertions.

Administration is tasked with improving operational, financial and clinical outcomes. However, staff shortages and tightening budgets can limit what can feel accomplishable. 

How B. Braun supports Administration:

Standardization: The Family of Introcan Safety IV Catheters can be used across the various departments of a hospital. Standardizing on one IV catheter without sacrificing specific clinical considerations can generate cost savings from volume discounts.

On-Demand Training: B. Braun eUniversity empowers your staff to stay up-to-date on their product knowledge in a fast-paced environment.

Longer Dwell Times: The Introcan Safety Deep Access product portfolio is designed to increase first stick success rates and last longer in the vein.⁵ These two combined benefits could lead to less restarts, which are costly to health systems.

Nurse Educators often deal with the stress of practice changes in the hospital. And current staff shortages means that you are planning educational resources for nurses with varying skills. 

How B. Braun supports Nurse Educators:

Standardization: The Introcan Safety Family of IV Catheters has the same insertion technique for every device. No matter the gauge size or length. This means as patients and nursing staff move around the hospital units, everyone will be familiar with the vascular access device.

Education: We offer insertion guides in many formats so that nurses will always have access to the information they need for the best patient care. We also offer B. Braun eUniversity video library 24/7 for free to hospitals so that nurses can enhance their product knowledge at their own pace.

Materials Management has the dual task of supplying products that meet clinical needs while maintaining the hospital's operational budget.

How B. Braun supports Materials Management:

Standardization: The Introcan Safety product portfolio can harmonize and reduce the number of IV catheter SKUs used in your hospital. Without sacrificing clinical specificity, Introcan Safety can be used in multiple departments.

Reducing Waste: Introcan Safety is designed to promote first stick success. By reducing IV catheter restarts, your hospital could see cost savings.⁶ Introcan Safety also takes up less space in sharps containers,⁷ further adding to your hospitals cost savings.

You are commissioned to reduce healthcare-acquired infections and improving patient care in your hospital. As one of the most common invasive procedures in healthcare,⁶ safety in vascular access is a priority.

How B. Braun supports Infection Prevention:

Multi-Access Blood Control: Introcan Safety 2 and Introcan Safety 3 have a multi-access blood control septum that help reduce blood exposure to nurses and clincians. 

Passive Safety Clip: All Introcan Safety catheters have a passive safety clip that automatically deploys during withdrawal is designed to protect against needlestick injuries.

Long Peripheral IV Catheters: Introcan Safety 2 Deep Access is a multi-access blood control long peripheral IV catheter for use with ultrasound guided insertions. This technique can help reduce the need to escalate patients to midlines or PICCs because of failed insertion attempts.