Incidence, risk factors and medical cost of peripheral intravenous catheter-related complications in hospitalised adult patients

• Published in: The journal of vascular access Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Liu, Congcong, Chen, Lin, Kong, Dong, Lyu, Fangfang, Luan, Linlin, Yang, Lijuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Catheter-Related Infections - etiology; Catheterization, Peripheral; Catheters - adverse effects; Humans; Incidence; Phlebitis - diagnosis; Phlebitis - epidemiology; Phlebitis - etiology; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; catheter failure; Peripheral venous catheter; phlebitis; occlusion; infiltration

Peripheral intravenous catheters (PVCs) are widely used vascular access devices for infusion therapy; however, they are associated with relatively high failure rates. This study aimed to identify the incidence, risk factors and medical costs of PVC-induced complications in adult hospitalised adult p...