Evaluation of the Duration of Peripheral Venous Catheter in Vein in Hospitalized Children

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the duration of the peripheral venous catheter in vein, which is employed in the treatment of children who are hospitalized in pediatric clinics. Material and Method:The study was conducted as a prospective and observational-descriptive study. The sampling of the study consisted of the 249 child, who were admitted to the pediatric clinic and who underwent peripheral venous catheter insertion. Institution and ethics committee permission was obtained for the study. The data were collected with the "Peripheral Venous Catheter Monitoring Form" and "Phlebitis Scale", which were prepared according to the literature.Results: It was determined that a total of 57.8% of the children who were included in the study were 1-36 months old, 60.6% were male, and 66.7% were hospitalized for more than 6 days. It was also determined that the duration of the catheter in children was 58.76±28 hours and catheter was inserted 3.61±1 times during hospitalization. The negative correlation between "durations of peripheral ıntravenous catheters in veins" and "number of peripheral intra venous catheters inserted from hospitalization to discharge" was found to be statistically significant. It was determined that 73.5% of the catheters were removed because of the obstruction. Conclusion:As a result of the present study, it was determined that the peripheral venous catheter in children under three years of age had a shorter duration of remaining in the veins, and children were subjected to repeated peripheral venous catheter attempts because of obstructions before their treatments were completed.

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“…6 Bir çalışmada, hastanede yatan 3 yaş altı çocuklarda daha büyük yaşlara göre periferik venöz kateterin vende kalma süresinin daha kısa olduğu ve çocukların henüz tedavileri sonlanmadan özellikle tıkanma nedeniyle tekrarlı periferal venöz kateter girişimlerine maruz kaldıkları bulunmuştur. 7 Böylece 3 yaş altı bebek/çocuklarda uyku problemlerinin daha fazla olabileceği öngörülmektedir. Hastane yatışı ve uyku ile ilgili yapılan araştırmalar tutarlı bir şekilde hem çocukların hem de çocuklarla birlikte uyuyan ebeveynlerin uyku süresinin azaldığını, gece uyanmalarının arttığını ve uyku kalitesinin düşük olduğunu göstermektedir.…”