The aim of this observational study is to investigate the complications associated with peripheral venous catheterization based on whether a correct or incorrect catheter was used according to a clinical algorithm in patients admitted to an acute care unit. The main question it seeks to answer is: • Are there fewer complications associated with catheterization when a correct catheter choice is made? Data from patients admitted to the acute care units of the sponsoring study center will be reviewed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30,000
standardized algorithm for the correct selection of peripheral venous catheters
Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes i Garraf
Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain
Catheters removed due to complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter
Percentage of catheters removed due to complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Selection of the peripheral venous catheter
Correct or incorrect selection of the catheter according to the clinical algorithm. The proportion of correctly selected catheters in relation to the total number of catheters will be calculated.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter
Number of complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter depending on whether a correct or incorrect selection of the catheter was made according to the clinical algorithm.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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