title: [Complications resulting from intravenous treatment in surgical patients].
abstract: Nursing plays an important role in prevention and reduction of complications related to venous access. This study had the purpose to find complications derived from intravenous therapy. Major data were: 77.3% of the venous accesses were performed by auxiliary nursing; 68% of the procedures were performed without gloves; 60% of the accesses were not satisfactorily performed by nurses; 47% of the cannulae were "in situ" between 24 and 72 hours; among the complications, 20% were related to infiltration, 5.4% to infiltration and hematoma and 5.3% to obstruction. Data suggest the need to improve the education of the nursing team about intravenous therapy.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*