“…Phlebitis is the most commonly reported local complication, with incidence rates up to 70% (Braga, 2017;Oliveira & Parreira, 2010), which facilitates bacterial colonization, and may result in local site infections, bloodstream infections, and sepsis. Equally relevant, local infiltration is a recurrent complication of peripheral venous catheterization, with incidence rates around 60% (Braga, Salgueiro-Oliveira, Henriques, Arreguy-Sena, & Parreira, 2016;Royal College of Nursing, 2016). In clinical settings, health professionals must deal with difficult venous accesses due to the patient's age, physical characteristics, clinical status, and medication, which hinder PVC insertion (Royal College of Nursing, 2016).…”