| Autor: |
María Jesús Pérez-Granda, Francisca Guzmán Blanco, Sonia Aguado Díaz, Rosario Jiménez Bautista, Julia Orense Velilla, Juana Rodríguez Calero, María Luisa Valls, Antonio Vicente Arellano, Pilar García Santos, Patricia Munoz, María Guembe, Francisco Jesús Carrascosa Tamayo, Juliana Aguilar Vales, Beatriz Martínez Lobo, José Carlos Sánchez de la Torre, María Antonia Soto González, Rocío Barragán Lagar, Helena Gil de Vicente, María Amor Gámez, Isabel Sigüenza Atienza, Pilar Martín Nieto, Ángeles Soto González |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 17, Pp e35082- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2405-8440 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35082 |
| Popis: |
Background: The more widespread use of peripheral venous catheters (PVC) has led to more frequent complications, not only in PVC-associated bacteremia, but also in phlebitis. This requires the catheter to be removed and increases healthcare costs. Our aim was to assess the PVC-associated complications in an endoscopy department. Methods: We performed a cross‐sectional, descriptive study on patients admitted to our center and undergoing a procedure in the endoscopy department. We analyzed the appearance of the following PVC-associated complications: obstruction, phlebitis, redness, extravasation, pain, and infection on the day of the study. All catheter tips were sent to the microbiology laboratory for culture using the roll-plate semiquantitative technique. Clinical and microbiological data were collected. Results: We included a total of 46 patients with 50 PVCs. The median (IQR) age was 70.0 (55.0–81.5) years, and 58.7% were female. The median (IQR) hospital stay was 9.00 (6.00–14.25) days. Of the 50 PVCs, most were inserted in the emergency room (74.0%), and the median (IQR) indwelling time was 5.00 (3.00–7.00) days. The phlebitis rate was 78.0%, which occurred mainly in PVCs inserted in the emergency room (74.3%). The tip was colonized in 9 PVCs (18.0%). Conclusion: The endoscopy department can alert clinicians to PVC-associated complications. PVCs inserted in the emergency room were subject to a higher risk of phlebitis and/or colonization. Therefore, we recommend systematically replacing PVCs inserted in the emergency room within 48 h if preventive measures during insertion cannot be guaranteed. |
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