A catheter securement device adapted to be adhesively mounted to the skin of apatient to secure a catheter in place, the device having a flexible, thin,sheet-like basemember with a distal edge and a midportion, and a releasable, flexible, thin,sheet-likeretention member comprising a fixed end, a releasable end, a and a distaledge, wherein thedistal edge of the retention member is offset from the distal edge of the basemember todefine an uplift focus area in the midportion of the base member, such thatupward pull onthe catheter is transferred to the midportion of the base member to precludethe base memberfrom being peeled from the patient's skin.
