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Prevalence of and factors associated with difficult peripheral venipuncture in adult surgical patients
Monteiro Dat1, de la Torre-Montero Jc2, Nicolussi Ac1
1Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of difficult venous access in adult patients admitted to a surgical unit.
Method:
This observational prospective cohort study included 235 patients from a Brazilian hospital. Clinical data were collected by direct observation and analyzed by descriptive, inferential statistics, and multiple binomial logistic regressions. Odds ratios were also calculated.
Results:
Most of the patients (66.4%) were men and self-reported as white (59.2%). The prevalence of difficult intravenous access was 32.8%. Predictors of peripheral intravenous cannula insertion failure were history of difficult intravenous access and nonvisibility of the vein.
Conclusion:
History of difficult intravenous access and a nonvisible venous network were significant predictors of peripheral cannula insertion failure in adults undergoing clinical surgery. The prevalence of difficult intravenous access was 32.8%.
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