Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study

Objective: To identify to the occurrence of incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories in hospitalized children. Method: Descriptive research related to the incompatibility among drugs and manufacture material of catheters and disposable...

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Main Authors: Maria Angélica Sorgini Peterlini, Massae Noda Chaud, Mavilde LG Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa 2006-12-01
Series:Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
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Online Access:http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/483
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author Maria Angélica Sorgini Peterlini
Massae Noda Chaud
Mavilde LG Pedreira
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Mavilde LG Pedreira
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description Objective: To identify to the occurrence of incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories in hospitalized children. Method: Descriptive research related to the incompatibility among drugs and manufacture material of catheters and disposable accessories of the intravenous therapy prescribed to children, hospitalized in four pediatric wards of a university hospital. The data collection was realized through the structured observation of nursing staff practice during the intravenous therapy execution. Results: A total of 519 executions of intravenous therapy were observed in 178 children. The drugs were infused by 209 catheters, made of vialon, Teflon, stainless steel and polyurethane, being incompatibles 3.1% of the associations and in 96.9% no data was available in the literature regarding this issue. The polyvinyl chloride was the material verified in all (601) disposable accessories and 60.7% associations were compatibles, 19.8% incompatibles and for 19.5% of the associations, scientific evidences were not identified to support this nursing practice.
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spelling doaj.art-27202cb39c764cb2b734defa165c917c2023-08-02T03:40:17ZengUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso CostaOnline Brazilian Journal of Nursing1676-42852006-12-0153Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive studyMaria Angélica Sorgini PeterliniMassae Noda ChaudMavilde LG PedreiraObjective: To identify to the occurrence of incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories in hospitalized children. Method: Descriptive research related to the incompatibility among drugs and manufacture material of catheters and disposable accessories of the intravenous therapy prescribed to children, hospitalized in four pediatric wards of a university hospital. The data collection was realized through the structured observation of nursing staff practice during the intravenous therapy execution. Results: A total of 519 executions of intravenous therapy were observed in 178 children. The drugs were infused by 209 catheters, made of vialon, Teflon, stainless steel and polyurethane, being incompatibles 3.1% of the associations and in 96.9% no data was available in the literature regarding this issue. The polyvinyl chloride was the material verified in all (601) disposable accessories and 60.7% associations were compatibles, 19.8% incompatibles and for 19.5% of the associations, scientific evidences were not identified to support this nursing practice.http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/483Infusions, IntravenousDrug IncompatibilityDrug StabilityPediatric NursingPediatrics
spellingShingle Maria Angélica Sorgini Peterlini
Massae Noda Chaud
Mavilde LG Pedreira
Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
Infusions, Intravenous
Drug Incompatibility
Drug Stability
Pediatric Nursing
Pediatrics
title Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
title_full Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
title_fullStr Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
title_full_unstemmed Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
title_short Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
title_sort incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories descriptive study
topic Infusions, Intravenous
Drug Incompatibility
Drug Stability
Pediatric Nursing
Pediatrics
url http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/483
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