Initial placement of the peripherally inserted central catheter's tip in neonates

This is a cross-sectional study aiming to identify the initial tip position of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and to verify the prevalence of success in inserting such catheters in neonates. The study was carried out in the neonatal care unit of Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de...

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Autores: Camargo, Patrícia Ponce de, Kimura, Amélia Fumiko, Toma, Edi, Tsunechiro, Maria Alice
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/41793
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/reeusp/article/view/41793
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cateterismo periférico
Veias cavas
Recém-nascido
Prematuro
Venas cavas
Recién nacido
Catheterization
peripheral
Venae cavae
Infant
newborn
premature
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Sumario:This is a cross-sectional study aiming to identify the initial tip position of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and to verify the prevalence of success in inserting such catheters in neonates. The study was carried out in the neonatal care unit of Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo. Data were collected prospectively from March to September 2006. 37 neonates underwent PICC insertion were included in the study. The rate of success for this procedure was 72.3% (27 neonates). Of them, four (14.8%) had the catheter tips placed in the axilary or inominate veins. Three others (11.1%) had them placed in a jugular vein. When these catheters were removed, 13 (48.2%) catheter tip were placed in the right atrium, and they were relocated to the superior vena cava.