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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

OCTUBRE 2010 N° 8 Volumen 13

Prevalence of post-catheterization phlebitis

Section: Cover story

How to quote

Peinado Barraso MC et al. Prevalencia de flebitis postcateterización. Metas de Enferm oct 2010; 13(8): 28-32

Authors

1Mª del Carmen Peinado Barraso, 2Luis López Rodríguez, 3Inmaculada Paneque Sánchez Toscazo, 4Pilar Limpo de la Iglesia, 4Mª Antonia Vázquez González

Position

1Enfermera coordinadora de Gestión Clínica de Cuidados, Hospitales Virgen del Rocío.2Enfermero supervisor de la Unidad de Investigación y Gestión de Conocimiento. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla (España). 3Enfermera. Unidad de Electrofisiologías y Arritmias, Unidad Clínica Intercentro. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla. 4Enfermera asistencial de UCP. Secretaría de la Comisión de Seguridad Clínica. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.

Contact address

Mª del Carmen Peinado Barraso. Hospital Infantil y de la Mujer. Hospitales Virgen del Rocío. Avenida Manuel Siurot, s/n. 41013 Sevilla.

Contact email: mariac.peinado.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es

Abstract

Objective: to determine the prevalence of phlebitis associated to peripherally inserted catheters at the Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla University Hospitals and to analyse associated risk factors, as well as differences in prevalence at different times of the year.
Method: descriptive study with three cross-sections in patients who are carriers of peripherally inserted catheters admitted to hospitalization units in which the catheter is in place over 48 hours. Study variables: type of catheter; type of infusion; Maddox Scale to determine phlebitis; patient age and sex.
Results: 470 patients were studied. According to the Maddox scale, a phlebitis prevalence of 8,5% (first cross section), 17,1% (second cross section) and 11% (third cross section) was found. The risk of phlebitis onset was greater if there was intermittent infusion (OR = 3,236), if there was no three-step key (OR = 3,647), if there was a connection via a bioconnector (OR = 2,98) or if the patient was a woman (OR = 2,421).
Conclusions: the prevalence of catheter-related phlebitis in this study mirrors that of other published data. The results of the study have enabled us to discover that the applied processes are found within desirable variability margins, detecting areas of improvement which should be worked on.

Keywords:

patient safety; Phlebitis; prevalence; researchvenous point of access

Versión en Español

Título:

Prevalencia de flebitis postcateterización