PREVALÊNCIA DE FLEBITE RELACIONADA AO USO DE DISPOSITIVOS INTRAVENOSOS PERIFÉRICOS EM CRIANÇAS | Zendy

Elessandra Bitencourt | Zendy; Camila Nunes Leal | Zendy; Radamés Boostel | Zendy; Verônica de Azevedo Mazza | Zendy; Jorge Vinícius Cestari Félix | Zendy; Edivane Pedrolo | Zendy

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PREVALÊNCIA DE FLEBITE RELACIONADA AO USO DE DISPOSITIVOS INTRAVENOSOS PERIFÉRICOS EM CRIANÇAS

Author(s) -

Elessandra Bitencourt,

Camila Nunes Leal,

Radamés Boostel,

Verônica de Azevedo Mazza,

Jorge Vinícius Cestari Félix,

Edivane Pedrolo

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

cogitare enfermagem

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145

H-Index - 3

eISSN - 2176-9133

pISSN - 1414-8536

DOI - 10.5380/ce.v23i1.49361

Subject(s) - medicine

Objective: To assess the prevalence of phlebitis, related to the use of peripheral intravenous devices in children in a teaching hospital. Method: A quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study, based in data taken from the phlebitis notification form related to peripheral intravenous therapy, in June 2011 – June 2014, in a pediatric intensive care unit in the city of Curitiba, in the Brazilian state of Parana (PR). Results: Of a total of 1306 catheters, 339 cases of phlebitis were notified (prevalence of 26%) in the three-year period. The prevalence of phlebitis was 34% in children aged from 0 to 2 years and was 30.2% (n=179) among female children. Regarding the classification of the cases of phlebitis, 82.6% (n=280) were Grade 1, and the mean dwell-time of the device was 49.92 ± 43.19 hours. Conclusion: The data presented here demonstrate a high prevalence of phlebitis in pediatric patients, and the need to seek measures capable of reducing these events.

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