Incidence of local complications and risk factors associated with peripheral intravenous catheter in neonates

Autor: Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski, Priscila Mingorance, Derdried Athanasio Johann, Stela Adami Vayego, Jolline Lind
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 22-28 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1980-220X
0080-6234
DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420160000100003
Popis: Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of complications related to the use of peripheral intravenous catheter in neonates and identify the associated risk factors. METHOD Prospective cohort study conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Participants were the hospitalized neonates undergoing peripheral intravenous puncture in the period from February to June 2013. RESULTS The incidence of complications was 63.15%, being infiltration/extravasation (69.89%), phlebitis (17.84%) and obstruction (12.27%). The risk factors were the presence of infection (p = 0.0192) and weight at the puncture day (p = 0.0093), type of intermittent infusion associated with continuous infusion (p
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