Author/Editor		Petrovič, Minja; Okršlar, Ela; Sosič, Klavdija; Primožič, Janez; Vidmar, Ivan; Bonač, Barbara
Title		Prosta venska pot pri kritično bolnem otroku
Translated title		Securing a patent venous access in a critically ill child
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 4. Zbornik 5. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1998 jun 17-20; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 431-2
Language		slo
Abstract		The paper presents the results of peripheral venous cannulation in a randomized sample of 50 critically-ill children. There were 30 infants under age 1, and 20 older children aged up to 14 years. Seven competent and experienced registered nurses participated in the study. The efectiveness of peripheral venous cannulation was assessed on the basis of the number of attempts required (i.e. 1,2,3 or more). In all 50 children (100%) the venous access was established at the first to the third attempt: in 20 older children (100%) at the first attempt, in 18 infants (60%) a the first attempt, in 17 infants (32.3%) at the second and 5 infants (17.7%) at the third attempt. The hypothesis tested was whether the success rate ofadequate peripheral venous cannulation depends on the age of the child. The hi2 test showed a statistically significant difference between infants and older children, stressing the importance of using different materials when dealing with infants. The competence and skill of the nursing staff are essential to the successful periphral venous cannulation, as well as to the more demanding insertion of a central venous catheter,which exposes the patient to greater hazards and is associated with increased risk of infection.
Descriptors		CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL VEINS EMERGENCIES CHILD