Strangulation With Intravenous Tubing: A Previously Undescribed Adverse Advent in Children
| Autor: | Daniel Garros, W. James King, Barbara Brady-Fryer, Terry P. Klassen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Potential risk business.industry Infant Intravenous tubing Asphyxia Multicenter study Accidents Intensive Care Units Neonatal Health science Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Preventive intervention Humans Infusions Intravenous Airway Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 111:e732-e734 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| DOI: | 10.1542/peds.111.6.e732 |
| Popis: | Nonintentional strangulation in children is a widely recognized risk as a result of the vulnerability of their airway to occlusion by relatively low pressures. We describe 2 cases of strangulation by intravenous (IV) tubing in infants, 1 of which was fatal. This is the first documentation in the health science literature of this as a potential adverse consequence of IV therapy in young children. It is important that hospitals that care for such children recognize this potential risk and implement the appropriate strategies to minimize or eliminate it. Preventive interventions may include ongoing assessment of the need for continuous rather than intermittent IV infusions (saline or heparin locked IV sites), individualized level of supervision according to the child’s age and behavior, and engineering modifications to the IV equipment. |
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