Factors affecting the unplanned peripheral reinsertion in pediatric patients from a teaching hospital in Taiwan

J Infus Nurs. 2011 Nov-Dec;34(6):366-72. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e31823061c1.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertion in pediatric inpatients at a teaching hospital in Taiwan. Researchers recruited 206 pediatric inpatients and their caretakers for the study and used multivariate regression in calculating their results. The results showed the following: whether pediatric patients received drugs (P < .001), whether the appropriate height of the drops was adhered to (P = .053), and whether the adjustment of the drip rate was done by the clients or caretakers themselves (P = .046) were significant determinants of unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertions. It may be worthwhile to incorporate the findings regarding factors affecting the unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertion into pediatric nurses' educational programs.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arm
  • Child
  • Child, Hospitalized
  • Child, Preschool
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Hand
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infusions, Intravenous / adverse effects*
  • Infusions, Intravenous / nursing*
  • Male
  • Nursing Process
  • Phlebitis / etiology*
  • Taiwan