• Anaesthesia · May 1990

    Intravenous cannulae colour coding. A perennial source of confusion.

    • S G Tordoff and B P Sweeney.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Poole General Hospital, Dorset.
    • Anaesthesia. 1990 May 1;45(5):399-400.

    AbstractThere is no standard colour code for intravenous cannulae in the United Kingdom. A questionnaire was sent to the manufacturers to compile a table of available cannulae, and to assess their views and plans with regard to colour coding. Present moves to establish an international standard are outlined. A simple colour coding standard is proposed.

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