Association between peripheral venous catheter failure and care complexity factors in emergency department: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective was to determine the prevalence of peripheral venous catheter (PVC) failure and its association with care complexity individual factors (CCIFs) in emergency department (ED) patients.

Design

A cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study was performed.

Methods

All patients with a PVC inserted in the ED of a tertiary hospital were included. The period of study was from June 2021 to June 2022. The main outcomes were PVC failure (phlebitis, extravasation/infiltration, dysfunction/occlusion and dislodgement/involuntary withdrawal) and 26 CCIFs categorised into 5 domains (psycho-emotional, mental-cognitive, sociocultural, developmental and comorbidity/complications). Other secondary variables were also collected, such as level of triage or nursin

SUBMITTER: Urbina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481137 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature