Effect of different postures for PICC intubation through basilic vein in very low birth weight infants

VernacularTitle:不同送管方法对极低出生体重儿经外周静脉置入中心静脉导管颈内导管异位发生的影响
Author: Yufan LI ; Liping CHEN ; Qiliang CUI ; Dan LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: very low birth weight; peripherally inserted central catheter; ecopic on jugular vein
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(5):37-39
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore effect of different postures for PICC intubation through basilic vein in very low birth weight infants. Methods Eighty infants from Oct. 2013 to Sep. 2014 with PICC via basilic vein were set as the control group in which traditional method of preventing catheter displacement was applied, another 80 cases from Oct. 2014 to Sep. 2015 were divided to the observation group. And improved method was applied in the experiment group besides the traditional method. The ectopic occurrence rates of the two groups were compared. Result The ectopic rate of PICC catheters in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion When the catheter tip reaches the shoulder of the very low birth weight infants, the method of raising their upper limbs slightly to the head can reduce the ectopic incidence of catheters and thereby improve the success rate of PICC intubation.