Care of peripheral intravenous catheters in three hospitals in Spain: Mapping clinical outcomes and implementation of clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most widely used invasive devices worldwide. Up to 42% of PIVCs are prematurely removed during intravenous therapy due to failure. To date, there have been few systematic attempts in European hospitals to measure adherence to recommendations to mitigate PIVC failures.

Aim

To analyse the clinical outcomes from clinical practice guideline recommendations for PIVC care on different hospital types and environments.

Methods

We conducted an observational study in three hospitals in Spain from December 2017 to April 2018. The adherence to recommendations was monitored via visual inspection in situ evaluations of all PIVCs inserted in adults admitted. Context and clinical characteristics were collected by an evaluati

SUBMITTER: Blanco-Mavillard I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531784 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature