Complications related to the type of epicutaneous catheter in a cohort of neonates
Complicaciones relacionadas al tipo de catéter percutáneo en una cohorte de neonatos
Complicações relacionadas ao tipo de cateter epicutâneo em uma coorte de neonatos
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 12 (4), 2013
Publication year: 2013
Aims:
To analyze the relationship between the type of epicutaneous catheter installed and the time until the occurrence of complications that motivate early removal of the device.Method:
Prospective cohort study conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit of a private hospital in the city of São Paulo, in the period July 1st 2010 to June 30th 2011. The cohort consisted of neonates undergoing the installation of polyurethane double-lumen or silicone single-lumen epicutaneous catheter.Results and discussion:
We analyzed 270 catheters. There was no association between the type of epicutaneous catheter and time until the occurrence of complications (p=0,45). The polyurethane double-lumen catheter presented higher average time of catheter permanence (p≤0,01).Conclusion:
Both types of epicutaneous catheters have enabled intravenous infusion over 10 days and showed no major complications.
Analizar la relación entre el tipo de catéter percutáneo instalado y el tiempo que transcurre hasta la ocurrencia de complicaciones que motivan la retirada precoz del dispositivo.