Nonphysician placement of arterial catheters. Experience with 500 insertions.
Chest
; 104(6): 1716-7, 1993 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-8252949
ABSTRACT
To improve availability of arterial line placement, we developed a nonphysician protocol for respiratory therapists to insert arterial catheters. In our experience with more than 500 catheter insertions, in which placement lasted from 1 to 20 days, superficial infection occurred in 5 percent of patients and a major complication occurred in only 1 patient. These results show that specially trained nonphysician personnel can insert arterial catheters safely when following a protocol. Similar reallocation of existing resources should increase patient care while decreasing patient care cost in most settings.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cateterismo Periférico
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Técnicos Medios en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Año:
1993
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Article