Risk factors for development of complication following peripherally inserted central

Autor: Hakan Aydın, Gülsen Korfalı, Suna Gören, Esra Mercanoğlu Efe, Bachri Ramadan Moustafa, Tolga Yazıcı
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 29-35 (2014)
ISSN: 1309-6621
1309-8578
Popis: Objectives: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are inserted into central veins through the upper extremity veins. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate PICC procedures, related complications, their causes and factors influencing the success of the procedure during anaesthesia Methods: ‘Central Venous Catheterization Forms’ filled out for 850 patients in whom a PICC was inserted by residents during general anaesthesia between November 2009 and March 2013 in the operating room of Uludag University Medical Faculty Hospital were retrospectively analysed. Results: A total of 1174 procedures were evaluated. The most preferred vein for the first attempt was the right basilic vein (32.7%). Difficulty (more than two attempts) with the PICC procedure was correlated with the patient’s age (p30 kg/m² (p
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