Manejo de catéteres periféricos en los pacientes del área de emergencia y hospitalización medicina interna de un Hospital General de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present study was conducted on the management of peripheral catheters in patients in the emergency area and hospitalization of Internal Medicine of a General Hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Objective: To describe the management of peripheral catheters of patients admitted to the area of Emergency and Hospitalization of Internal Medicine, of a General Hospital of the city of Guayaquil. Materials and methods: Descriptive, qualitative-quantitative and prospective study; the population is constituted by 150 patients from the areas of Emergency and Internal Medicine, the instrument of information collection was a direct observation guide for the management of peripheral catheters of health personnel and an indirect observation guide where information was collected of the patient's medical history. Results: Among the sociodemographic characteristics, the average age was over 60 years, of mixed race, with a stay of more than three days, with a personal pathological history of cardiovascular diseases. Peripheral catheter insertion techniques are mostly performed by nursing professionals, choosing as anatomical site the metacarpal veins, alcohol as an antiseptic, performing a useful technique, and tape and tegar for the fixation of the catheter. The maintenance of the peripheral venous catheter is carried out with a duration of up to three days, and for necessary reasons. Among the complications of this investigation with 28% are hematomas in the puncture site, infiltration with 21%, and phlebitis with 9%.