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What is Triloge?

Triloge, which stands for Trace-Identify-Label, Organize using Gestalt.
It is an innovative, multi-IV tubing organizer kit with two devices that can reduce IV Spaghetti Syndrome among ICU nurses. It will provide faster and more accurate IV-line identification, critical during emergency situation like Code Blue. It will also reduce Adverse Drug Events (ADE) and misconnection errors, leading to a safer environment and increased nurse and patient satisfaction in the ICU setting.

What is IV Spaghetti Syndrome?

Most critically ill patients in various ICU settings will require multiple intravenous lines with more than 6 IV tubing lines. Each additional IV medication increases the likelihood of an Adverse Drug Event (ADE) by 3%.These IV tubings could get easily entangled, causing visual disarray or clutter among clinicians, leading to a phenomenon called, IV Spaghetti Syndrome

Other Negative Effects

Additionally, tangled IV lines cause an average delay of 12.4 minutes during patient mobilization, where lines must be cleared beforehand. Younger population is also affected, such as children, where the risk of Line Entanglement is about 1/3 in the ICU.

The long-term impact of harmful events in the healthcare setting(psychological, social/behavioral, financial, and physical) could take adecade or more after the event for the patient and their families. Similarly, adverse events in health care also impact health care professionals, who become the Second Victims of medical error.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT PRACTICE?

The current practice is based on the idea that a single IV infusion may also apply to the setup of multiple IV infusions. Nurses typically do not receive specific guidance on how to set up multiple IV infusions, so methods can vary, which may not be optimal from a safety perspective.11 Tracing each IV tubing is necessary before making connections or administering IV infusions. Findings suggest that Line labels and Organizers improve infusion safety by enhancing visual communication along the pathway (e.g., infusion contents, access port) and organization (e.g., align bags to pumps, minimize tangles)