Resultados: 4

Factors related to complications of the invasive blood pressure system among adult and elderly patients: a prospective study

Objective: to identify the main factors related to complications of the invasive blood pressure system. Method: prospective study conducted with patients over 18 years of age admitted to intensive care, using a device for measuring invasive blood pressure. Participants were monitored during the catheter...

Phlebitis and infiltration: vascular trauma associated with the peripheral venous catheter

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Method: cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Socio-dem...

Incidence of phlebitis associated with the use of peripheral IV catheter and following catheter removal

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the incidence of phlebitis and its association with risk factors when using peripheral IV catheters (PIC) and following their removal - (post-infusion phlebitis) in hospitalized adults. Method: a cohort study of 171 patients using PIC, totaling 361 punctures. Sociod...

Risk factor for phlebitis: a questionnaire study of nurses' perception

AbstractObjectives: to assess nurses' perceptions of risk factors for the development of phlebitis, with a special focus on the perception of phlebitic potentials of some infusion medications and solutions.Method: a cross-sectional questionnaire study, which included a sample of 102 nurses.Results: Nurse...