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Amanda Karina de Lima Jacinto1, Ariane Ferreira Machado Avelar, Mavilde L G Pedreira
1Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Unifesp.
Aims:
The aims were to compare characteristics of children with peripheral intravenous catheters who developed infiltration and those who did not and to identify risk factors for developing this complication.
Method:
A retrospective cohort study carried out at a university hospital, with 338 children with peripheral intravenous catheters. Variables related to the children and therapies were investigated.
Results:
Researchers identified infiltration in 54 children (16%). Characteristics statistically different in those who developed infiltration were the following: intravenous therapy for more than 5 days, presence of predisposing factors to peripheral venipuncture failure, history of previous infiltration, catheter readjustment to vein insertion, use of infusion pump, intermittent administrations, and shorter dwell time.
Conclusion:
Only intravenous therapy variables showed a significant relation with the occurrence of infiltration and represented risk factors for its occurrence.
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