[Nursing research on the use of venous catheters for hospitalized patients].
This report shows that intravenous catheterisation has been required for 59.4% of the patients in this sample. The main reason identified for catheterisation was the difficulty in accessing peripheral veins. The wound dressing was applied for 100% of the patients and the procedure itself was carried out each 48 hours in 89.8% of them. The intravenous catheter stood for 10 days in 52% of the cases and it was removed in 34.8% for intravenous drugs interruption and the other reasons were related as to technical problems. The most present microorganism was Staphylococcus aureus in 20.3% of the catheter cultures.
Departamento de Enfermagem, CCS-UEL.
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D001458:Bandages; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
Investigação de enfermagem sobre o uso de cateteres venosos em clientes hospitalizados.