title: Identification of Risk Factors for Intravenous Infiltration among Hospitalized Children: A Retrospective Study.
abstract: This retrospective study was aimed to identify risk factors of intravenous (IV) infiltration for hospitalized children. The participants were 1,174 children admitted to a general hospital, who received peripheral intravenous injection therapy at least once, and had complete records. Data were analyzed with frequency and percentage or mean and standard deviation were calculated, and odds ratio (OR) from univariate and multiple logistic regressions. The number and % of infiltrations were 92 and 7.8%, respectively. IV infiltration risk factors were lower limb (OR = 1.72), phenytoin (OR = 11.03), 10% dextrose (OR = 6.55), steroids (OR = 6.21), vancomycin (OR = 4.10), high-concentration electrolytes (OR = 3.49), and ampicillin/sulbactam combination (OR = 3.37). Nurses working at children's hospitals should consider the risk of IV infiltration for children receiving IV infusion therapy and make a preventive effort to identify IV infiltration in high-risk children at an early stage.
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.
authors.forename: Ihn Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Sook
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jun
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D013256:Steroids; D010672:Phenytoin; D014640:Vancomycin; D005947:Glucose