Peripherally inserted central catheter obstruction in packed red blood cell transfusions in neonates

• Main Authors: Maria Gorete de Brito Cunha (Author), Mitzy Tânnia Reichembach Danski (Author), Clélia Mozara Giacomozzi (Author), Andreia Tomazoni (Author), Denise Miyuki Kussahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objectives: to estimate incidence and free time of peripherally inserted central catheter obstruction in newborns undergoing red blood cell transfusion in the first 24 hours after the procedure. Methods: a longitudinal study, carried out with neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a teaching hospital in Paraná, between January and July 2019. The sample consisted of 46 transfusion events performed in neonates through a peripherally inserted central catheter. Analysis performed according to descriptive statistics. Results: thirty-one catheters were analyzed, inserted in 24 neonates, through which 46 red blood cell transfusions were performed. Most neonates were male, gestational age <32 weeks, weight <1,500 grams, hospitalized mainly for prematurity. Among the 31 catheters, one (3.2%) presented obstruction after transfusion. Conclusions: The occurrence of obstructions immediately after transfusion was low and the catheters remained complication free for the next 24 hours.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0967