Gavin, Nicole C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-9852
Kleidon, Tricia M.
Larsen, Emily
O’Brien, Catherine
Ullman, Amanda
Northfield, Sarah
Mihala, Gabor
Runnegar, Naomi
Marsh, Nicole
Rickard, Claire M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
AngioDynamics (not applicable)
Article History
Received: 13 February 2020
Accepted: 24 August 2020
First Online: 14 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The trial was approved by the Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/15/QRCH/164) and Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref No. 2016/077). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to entry into the study.
: Not applicable
: NG: none; TK: related to the submitted project, TK reports an investigator-initiated research grant from Angiodynamics. TK reports investigator-initiated research grants and speaker fees provided to Griffith University from 3M Medical, Angiodynamics, Baxter, Becton Dickinson, Centurion Medical, Cook Medical, Medical Specialties Australia, Smiths Medical, and Vygon (unrelated to the current project); EL: Griffith University has received consultancy payment for an educational lecture from 3M on behalf of EL; an investigator-initiated research grant from Cardinal Health (formerly Medtronic); and a conference scholarship attendance supported by Angiodynamics (unrelated to the submitted work) to support EL’s research. EL is a recipient of a Higher Degree Research Scholarship from the Australian Government Research Training Program; COB: none; AU: related to the submitted project, AU reports an investigator-initiated research grant from Angiodynamics. AU reports investigator-initiated research grants and speaker fees provided to Griffith University from 3M Medical, Becton Dickinson and Cardinal Health (unrelated to the current project). AU is currently supported by an Australian Government, National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship, via Griffith University; SN: related to the submitted project, SN reports an investigator-initiated research grant from Angiodynamics; GM: related to the submitted project, GM reports an investigator-initiated research grant from Angiodynamics. GM is a recipient of a Higher Degree Research Scholarship from the Australian Government Research Training Program; NR: none; NM: NM’s previous employer (Griffith University) has received on her behalf: investigator-initiated research grants and unrestricted educational grants from Becton Dickinson and Cardinal Health and a consultancy payment provided to Griffith University from Becton Dickinson for clinical feedback related to catheter placement and maintenance (unrelated to the current project); CM: Griffith University has received unrestricted investigator-initiated research or educational grants on my behalf from product manufacturers (BD-Bard; Cardinal Health,). Griffith University has received consultancy payments on my behalf from manufacturers (3M, BBraun, BD-Bard).