Impact of a care bundle on short peripheral catheter-associated complications in a resource-limited neonatal unit
Infiltration and dislodgement occurred frequently necessitating replacement of four of every five SPCs. Despite moderate compliance with the SPC care bundle, the high rates of unplanned SPC removal and short duration of catheter dwell time were unchanged.Contribution:The SPC care bundle did not improve catheter dwell time; further research is needed to identify strategies to reduce unplanned SPC removal and extend catheter dwell time in hospitalised neonates.
Authors
- Andrew Whitelaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9070-5247)
- Mark Fredric Cotton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-6034)
- Adrie Bekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-3432)
- Susan Coffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-5600)
- Aaqilah Fataar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-132X)
- Angela Dramowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-9791)
- Louisa Erasmus
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Vascular Access
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298241278394
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.49
Funders
- South African Medical Research Council
- Universiteit Stellenbosch
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- Fogarty International Center