Intravenous catheter complications in children prevention and care.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Intravenous catheter complications in children prevention and care [Keywords:] children; intravenous catheter; complications; Care With the continuous development of nursing techniques, intravenous catheter has been widely used clinically, especially for infants under the age of 3, its application is more prominent. For our department in application of pediatric intravenous catheter problems encountered in the process of care measures and the corresponding . are as follows. A common complication 1.1 puncture site infections due to aseptic requirements are not strictly enforced, the operation unskilled, children with low body resistance, indwelling catheter puncture site as a result of prolonged infection. 1.2 leakage of liquid into the needle angle is too small, restless children, fixed is not strong, catheter stent is not fully into the casing and the blood vessels or vascular wall within the contact area is too large, blood vessels are not filling, heat and other factors vascular fragility can lead to fluid leakage. 1.3 phlebitis showed vascular puncture site redness, swelling, heat, pain, touch veins hard, slippery, children refused to seriously, purulent discharge seen at the eye of a needle, with varying degrees of heat. 1.4 catheter blockage caused by more complex reasons for catheter blockage, often washed with the infusion tube is not completely finished, sealing solution type, dosage and injection rate caused by improper, but also with hyperactivity in children caused by indwelling catheter needle at the distortions in children avulsion of the grasping, folding and so on. 1.5 hematoma blood vessels often associated with inappropriate choice, puncture unskilled, unstable movements, uncoordinated, uncooperative children and so on. Links to free paper download 2 Prevention and Care (1) of the puncture site infection, the nurse should strictly abide by the technical operation of sterile, intravenous c