Effect of standard catheter management for prevention of PICC occlusion in premature infants

VernacularTitle:规范导管维护措施预防早产儿PICC堵管的效果
Author: Chun-Xia ZHONG ¹ ; Xia-Mei SONG ; Hong ZHAO ; Qiong HUANG ; Kai WU ; Li-Zi WANG ; Yu-Ping CHEN
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1. 南方医科大学珠江医院
Keywords: Infants,premature; PICC; Catheter management; Nursing intervention
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(11):1274-1276
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of standard catheter management to prevent the PICC occlusion in premature infants.Methods After May 2009,PICC nursing teams were organized and trained on improving the methods of flushing and sealing the catheter and the occlusion rates before and after intervention was analyzed.Results The study outcome showed a significant reduction in the catheter occlusion rate,from 13.85％ to 2.94％,and the difference was statistically sighificant ( x2 =5.209,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions Standard catheter management has remarkable effect in preventing PICC occlusion in premature infants.