ABSTRACT
This is a cross sectional study conducted with 67 newborns admitted at the neonatal intensive care unit of a private hospital in São Paulo, between July and December 2010, who underwent 84 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC line) placement procedures. The aim was to describe the prevalence and reasons of non-elective removal of the catheter. Data was collected from medical records and institutional forms related to PICC placement. The mean of corrected gestational age of the neonates was 32.8 weeks, weight 1671.6 g and postnatal age 9.4 days. The non-elective removal was observed in 33 (39.3%) catheters, 18.1% due to occlusion, 9.5% rupture, 7.1% extremity edema, 6.0% suspected infection, 1.2% accidental dislodgement 1.2% poor extremity perfusion and 1.2% due to extravasation. The prevalence and the reasons of non-elective removal indicated that strategies to prevent avoidable complications related to PICC are necessary.
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Catheterization, Peripheral , Catheterization, Central Venous , Catheterization, Peripheral/instrumentation , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , MaleABSTRACT
The study aimed to describe the management of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters insertion in neonates admitted at a neonatal intensive care unit of a private hospital, after implementation of the institutional protocol. An exploratory, quantitative descriptive study with prospective data collection was carried out. Data of 45 catheters insertion were analyzed. The rate of catheter's with elective removal was 63.8%, and catheter's complications rate was 30.8%. The most frequently complications were rupture (15.4%), occlusion (11%) and accidental dislodgement (4.4%). No records about the catheter dressings were observed in 33% of catheter's insertion. One conclude that the complications were related to care practices of the catheter, requiring professional training and new tools to record the care provided in relation to the catheter's management.
