RT Journal Article
T1 The endoscopy department can alert to complications associated with peripheral venous catheters in patients admitted to a tertiary teaching hospital
A1 Pérez Granda, María Jesús
A1 Guzmán Blanco, Francisca
A1 Aguado Díaz, Sonia
A1 Jiménez Bautista, Rosario
A1 Orense Velilla, Julia
A1 Rodríguez Calero, Juana
A1 Valls, María Luisa
A1 Arellano, Antonio Vicente
A1 García Santos, Pilar
A1 Muñoz García, Patricia Carmen
A1 Guembe, María
A1 Carrascosa Tamayo, Francisco Jesús
A1 Vales, Juliana Aguilar
A1 Lobo, Beatriz Martínez
A1 Sánchez de la Torre, José Carlos
A1 Soto González, María Antonia
A1 Lagar, Rocío Barragán
A1 Gil de Vicente, Helena
A1 Gámez, María Amor
A1 Atienza, Isabel Sigüenza
A1 Nieto, Pilar Martín
A1 González, Ángeles Soto
AB BackgroundThe more widespread use of peripheral venous catheters (PVC) has led to more frequent complications, not only in PVC-associated bacteremia, but also in phlebitis. This requires the catheter to be removed and increases healthcare costs. Our aim was to assess the PVC-associated complications in an endoscopy department.MethodsWe performed a cross‐sectional, descriptive study on patients admitted to our center and undergoing a procedure in the endoscopy department. We analyzed the appearance of the following PVC-associated complications: obstruction, phlebitis, redness, extravasation, pain, and infection on the day of the study. All catheter tips were sent to the microbiology laboratory for culture using the roll-plate semiquantitative technique. Clinical and microbiological data were collected.ResultsWe included a total of 46 patients with 50 PVCs. The median (IQR) age was 70.0 (55.0–81.5) years, and 58.7% were female. The median (IQR) hospital stay was 9.00 (6.00–14.25) days. Of the 50 PVCs, most were inserted in the emergency room (74.0%), and the median (IQR) indwelling time was 5.00 (3.00–7.00) days. The phlebitis rate was 78.0%, which occurred mainly in PVCs inserted in the emergency room (74.3%). The tip was colonized in 9 PVCs (18.0%).ConclusionThe endoscopy department can alert clinicians to PVC-associated complications. PVCs inserted in the emergency room were subject to a higher risk of phlebitis and/or colonization. Therefore, we recommend systematically replacing PVCs inserted in the emergency room within 48 h if preventive measures during insertion cannot be guaranteed.
PB Elsevier Ltd
SN 2405-8440
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119932
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119932
LA eng
NO Pérez-Granda MJ, Guzmán Blanco F, Aguado Díaz S, Jiménez Bautista R, Orense Velilla J, Rodríguez Calero J, et al. The endoscopy department can alert to complications associated with peripheral venous catheters in patients admitted to a tertiary teaching hospital. Heliyon. 2024;10(17).
NO Partially financed by grants from the ISCIII (PI21/00344), by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) “A way of making Europe”, and by the Fundacion´ MUTUA Madrilena˜ (FMM21/01).
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 jul 2025