TY - JOUR
T1 - Removal of peripheral intravenous catheters due to catheter failures among adult patients
AU - Murayama, Ryoko
AU - Uchida, Miho
AU - Oe, Makoto
AU - Takahashi, Toshiaki
AU - Oya, Maiko
AU - Komiyama, Chieko
AU - Sanada, Hiromi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Infusion Nurses Society.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This prospective observational study was designed to clarify the rate of peripheral intravenous catheter, especially short peripheral catheter, failures among adult patients in medical and surgical wards. The study was conducted during a 2-month period at a university hospital in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 5316 catheters from 2442 patients were studied. The rate of catheter removal as a result of catheter failure was 18.8%. The reasons for removal in catheter failures were infiltration (41.3%) and pain (19.3%). Pain was a major reason for catheter failure and removal. For this reason, observing changes under the skin before signs and symptoms appear might help prevent catheter failures.
AB - This prospective observational study was designed to clarify the rate of peripheral intravenous catheter, especially short peripheral catheter, failures among adult patients in medical and surgical wards. The study was conducted during a 2-month period at a university hospital in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 5316 catheters from 2442 patients were studied. The rate of catheter removal as a result of catheter failure was 18.8%. The reasons for removal in catheter failures were infiltration (41.3%) and pain (19.3%). Pain was a major reason for catheter failure and removal. For this reason, observing changes under the skin before signs and symptoms appear might help prevent catheter failures.
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U2 - 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000168
DO - 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000168
M3 - Article
C2 - 28683001
AN - SCOPUS:85025678029
SN - 1533-1458
VL - 40
SP - 224
EP - 231
JO - Journal of Infusion Nursing
JF - Journal of Infusion Nursing
IS - 4
ER -