Phlebitis rate and time kinetics of short peripheral intravenous catheters

An observational prospective cohort study was carried out on complication rates and time kinetics of phlebitis caused by short peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in inpatients on 15 hospital wards in four hospitals in Cologne, Germany. We observed 1,582 patients with 2,495 PIVCs daily using st...

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Published in:Infection 2004-02, Vol.32 (1), p.30-32
Main Authors: Grüne, F, Schrappe, M, Basten, J, Wenchel, H M, Tual, E, Stützer, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral - methods
Cohort Studies
Device Removal - standards
Device Removal - trends
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous - adverse effects
Infusions, Intravenous - methods
Kinetics
Male
Medical instruments
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Phlebitis - epidemiology
Phlebitis - etiology
Prevalence
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
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Summary:An observational prospective cohort study was carried out on complication rates and time kinetics of phlebitis caused by short peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in inpatients on 15 hospital wards in four hospitals in Cologne, Germany. We observed 1,582 patients with 2,495 PIVCs daily using standardized questionnaires. Phlebitis was defined using modified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria. Average phlebitis rates were 27 per 100 patients and 104 per 1,000 catheter days. Median duration of PIVC was 2 days (25 percentile = 2 days; 75 percentile 3 days). Time kinetics (Kaplan-Meier) were linear. Linear time kinetics of PIVC phlebitis do not support CDC recommendations for an elective PIVC change after 72 hours, provided daily monitoring of the insertion site occurs.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0972
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-004-1037-4