Prospective cohort study on the management and complications of peripheral venous catheters in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine. / Estudio de cohortes prospectivo sobre el manejo y las complicaciones del catéter venoso periférico en pacientes ingresados en Medicina Interna.
Rev Clin Esp
; 2020 Jun 05.
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em En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32513436
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyse compliance with the recommendations on the insertion-maintenance of peripheral venous catheters (PVC) and the incidence of complications according to the healthcare department that inserted the PVCs. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We conducted a prospective cohort follow-up study of PVCs, from their insertion in the emergency or internal medicine (IM) department until their withdrawal.RESULTS:
We monitored 590 PVCs, 274 from the emergency department and 316 from IM. In terms of compliance with the process indicators, there was a cannulation rate in the antecubital fossa of 3.5 and 1.6 per 100 catheters-day (P<.001) in the emergency and IM departments, respectively. The sterile placement rates were 1.6 and 12.4 (P<.001), and the rate for transparent dressing was 2.1 and 11.5 (P<.001) per 100 catheters-day in the emergency and IM departments, respectively. The complications rates showed no differences between the departments. The most common complication was phlebitis (95 cases, 16.1%).CONCLUSIONS:
Compliance with the insertion-maintenance recommendations for PVC showed differences between the departments; however, the incidence of complications was similar.
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
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Es
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Rev Clin Esp
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article