Open AccessNursing Practice With Transthoracic Intracardiac Catheters in Children: International Benchmarking Study
Author(s) -
Amy Jo Lisanti,
Jamie M. Fitzgerald,
Stephanie Helman,
Spencer Dean,
Andrea Sorbello,
Heather Griffis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2019350
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , catheter , psychological intervention , cardiac surgery , intensive care medicine , nursing , observational study , emergency medicine , surgery
Transthoracic intracardiac catheters are central catheters placed in the operating room at the conclusion of cardiac surgery for infants and children. Complications associated with these catheters (eg, bleeding, migration, premature removal, infection, leakage, and lack of function) have been described. However, no researchers have addressed the nursing management of these catheters in the intensive care unit, including catheter dressing and securement, mobilization of patients, and flushing the catheters, or the impact of these interventions on patients' outcomes.