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Table 3 PIVC characteristics inserted in ICU

From: Occurrence and incidence rate of peripheral intravascular catheter-related phlebitis and complications in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study (AMOR-VENUS study)

Variables

Total

n = 3429

Catheter inserted by (n,%)

 Doctor

287/2681 (10.7%)

 Nurse

2393/2681 (89.3%)

 Medical technologist

1/2681 (0.04%)

Antiseptic solution before catheterization (n,%)

 None

8/2665 (0.3%)

 Alcohol

2599/2665 (97.5%)

 0.2% chlorhexidine alcohol

21/2665 (0.8%)

 0.5% chlorhexidine alcohol

15/2665 (0.6%)

 1.0% chlorhexidine alcohol

17/2665 (0.7%)

 10% povidone iodine

2/2665 (0.1%)

 Other

3/2665 (0.1%)

Use of ultrasonography (n,%)

58/2636 (2.2%)

Number of trials for insertion (n,%)

 1

2119/2619 (80.9%)

 2

313/2619 (12.0%)

 3

130/2619 (5.0%)

 4

26/2619 (1.0%)

 5

15/2619 (0.6%)

 ≧ 6

16/2619 (0.6%)

Difficulty of insertion (n,%)

 Easy

1232/2594 (47.5%)

 Slightly easy

772/2594 (29.8%)

 Slightly difficult

456/2594 (17.6%)

 Difficult

134/2594 (5.2%)

Glove (n,%)

 Sterile

19/2630 (0.7%)

 Non-sterile

2496/2630 (94.9%)

 Nothing

115/2630 (4.4%)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, PIVC peripheral intravenous catheter