Abandonment of paediatric peripheral intravenous catheter insertion in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Children and their families have reported peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion as the most stressful part of their emergency department (ED) encounter, with some enduring multiple attempts without a successful insertion. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with abandonment of paediatric PIVC insertion.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Gold Coast University Hospital. All patients 16 years of age and younger, presented in 2019 with a PIVC insertion attempted in the ED were eligible. The electronic medical records were screened by two reviewers to identify those who required a PIVC insertion. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess variables associated with PIVC insertion abandonment.

Results

SUBMITTER: Clarke Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature