title: The Effect of Intravenous Infiltration Management Program for Hospitalized Children.
abstract: This study aimed to identify the effect of IV infiltration management program among hospitalized children.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a quasi-experimental study with history comparison group design with 2,894 catheters inserted during 3 months comparison phase and 3,651 catheters inserted during 4 months experimental phase. The intervention was composed of seven activities including applying poster, documentation of catheter insertion, parents education, making infiltration report, assessment of vein condition before inserting catheter, appropriate site selection, and documentation of catheter insertion, and assessment of peripheral catheter insertion site every shift. Data were analyzed using of X2-test, Fisher's exact test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The infiltration incidence rate was 0.9% for experimental group and 4.4% for comparison group, which was significantly different (x2=80.42, p<.001). The catheter maintenance period (p=.035) and infiltration state (p=.039) were significantly different among participants with infiltration between comparison and experimental groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IV Infiltration management program was founded to be effective in reducing the IV infiltration incidence rate and increasing early detection of IV infiltration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the effect of IV Infiltration management program, we recommend that this infiltration management program would be widely used in the clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea. Electronic address: jeongis@pusan.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Ihn Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Lae
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ju
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Moon Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Suk
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D056910:Republic of Korea; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Child; Extravasation; Infiltration; Infusion therapy; Management