PREVALENCE OF PHLEBITIS RELATED TO THE USE OF PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS DEVICES IN CHILDREN

Authors

  • Elessandra Souza Bitencourt Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Camila Nunes Leal Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Radamés Boostel Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Verônica de Azevedo Mazza Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Jorge Vinícius Cestari Felix Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Edivane Pedrolo Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.49361

Keywords:

Patient safety, Phlebitis, Pediatric nursing, Catheterization, peripheral.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of phlebitis, related to the use of peripheral intravenous devices in children in a teaching hospital. Method: A quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study, based in data taken from the phlebitis notification form related to peripheral intravenous therapy, in June 2011 – June 2014, in a pediatric intensive care unit in the city of Curitiba, in the Brazilian state of Paraná (PR). Results: Of a total of 1306 catheters, 339 cases of phlebitis were notified (prevalence of 26%) in the three-year period. The prevalence of phlebitis was 34% in children aged from 0 to 2 years and was 30.2% (n=179) among female children. Regarding the classification of the cases of phlebitis, 82.6% (n=280) were Grade 1, and the mean dwell-time of the device was 49.92 ± 43.19 hours. Conclusion: The data presented here demonstrate a high prevalence of phlebitis in pediatric patients, and the need to seek measures capable of reducing these events.

Author Biographies

Camila Nunes Leal, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Discente do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná, aluna de Iniciação Científica. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

Radamés Boostel, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeiro. Mestrando em Enfermagem do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

Verônica de Azevedo Mazza, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem, professora permanente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

Jorge Vinícius Cestari Felix, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Ciências – Fisiologia Humana. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem, professora permanente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

Edivane Pedrolo, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

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Published

2018-01-15

How to Cite

Bitencourt, E. S., Leal, C. N., Boostel, R., Mazza, V. de A., Felix, J. V. C., & Pedrolo, E. (2018). PREVALENCE OF PHLEBITIS RELATED TO THE USE OF PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS DEVICES IN CHILDREN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.49361

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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