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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

DICIEMBRE 2002 N° 51 Volumen 5

Vascular route utilisation protocol in neonatology

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How to quote

Venturini C, Hernangómez FJ, Martínez-Guardia N, Leon P, Chocarro L. Protocolo de utilización de accesos vasculares en neonatología. Metas de Enfermería dic 2002/ene 2003; 5(10): 51-56

Authors

1Carmen Venturini Medina, 1Fco. Javier Hernangómez, 2Nieves Martínez-Guardia, 1Paz León Fernández, 1Lourdes Chocarro González

Position

1Enfermeros.Unidad de Neonatos. Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés (Madrid). 1Médica.Unidad de Neonatos. Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés (Madrid).

Contact address

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Avenida de Atenas, s/n. 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid.

Contact email: c.venturini@cs.urjc.es

Abstract

In any Neonatal Unit, very low birth weight neonates represent an important nursing problem as they are in need of appropriate vascular access routes for the administration of intravenous therapies and parenteral nutrition, having a limited number of points of access and needing frequent venopunctures to get them.

Due to the importance of this problem, NICU nurses are developing new working lines adapted for the more and more premature neonates.

Keywords:

neonates; vascular access; indicationscomplications

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Título:

Protocolo de utilización de accesos vasculares en neonatología