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- Title
Unplanned removal of invasive devices and their implications for the safety of the critical patient.
- Authors
Vasconcelos Pereira, Larissa Maria; Ferreira de Almeida, Luana; Serpa Franco, Andrezza; Cascardo Marins, Ana Lúcia; da Silva Rangel Ribeiro, Gabriella; de Souza Macedo, Mirian Carla
- Abstract
Objective: Herein, our goal has been to analyze the unplanned removal of invasive devices in an intensive care unit. Methods: It is a descriptive, retrospective, documental study with a quantitative approach. The data were collected from the records of insertion and removal of tubes, catheters and drains, installed in patients under critical health state. Simple statistics was used for data analysis. This research has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee from the Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, under the CAAE: 55182716.8.0000.5259. Results: The enteric catheter for feeding was highlighted among those devices withdrawn in an unplanned manner (42%). The reasons for the unplanned removal of the devices were, as follows: removal by the patient (33%), obstruction (30%) and accidental loss (21%). Conclusion: The results were similar to those described in the literature and should serve as a basis for planning actions directed towards safer assistance.
- Subjects
CRITICALLY ill; INTENSIVE care units; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENTS; PATIENT safety; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; RETROSPECTIVE studies; MEDICAL device removal
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p490
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i2.490-495