Efficacy of a Clinical Algorithm for the Selection of Peripheral Venous Catheters (EACEC)

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Status: Completed

Conditions: Catheter Related Complication

Treatments: Other: standardized algorithm

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06433739

CSAPG-47

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 30,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Admitted to acute care hospital wards.
• Carriers of a peripheral venous catheter.
• With the study evaluation criteria documented in their medical records.

Exclusion criteria

• Admitted to gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics wards.
• Admitted to the emergency department and intensive care units

Trial design

30,000 participants in 2 patient groups

appropriate catheter type selection

Description:

This group will include all peripheral venous catheterizations for which the appropriate catheter type selection according to the standardized algorithm has been performed

Treatment:

Other: standardized algorithm

inappropriate catheter type selection

Description:

This group will include all peripheral venous catheterizations for which an inappropriate catheter type selection according to the standardized algorithm has been performed

Treatment:

Other: standardized algorithm