Midline Programme - Vascular Nursing Team

University Hospital Ostrava

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inflammation; Local; Infection

Treatments: Device: Midline catheter

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03871010

RVO-FNOs/2017 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

KHO-02-Midline

Details and patient eligibility

About

Integration of the Vascular Nursing Team of the Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava for the needs of all clinical departments of the hospital. Assessment of local signs of inflammation in patients of the Department of Haematooncology and other clinical departments of the University Hospital Ostrava.

Full description

The study subjects were indicated by a physician for Midline catheter insertion.

Prior to insertion of the catheter, the study subjects were fully informed and signed the informed consent with participation in the study.

Local signs of inflammation were recorded in the study subjects, together with basic demographic characteristics (age, sex, diagnosis), and complications during catheter insertion, the number of days when the Midline catheter was inserted, number of changes of the dressings, presence of neutropenia in the study subjects and the score of local inflammation according to Madonna.

• Degree 0- no pain or reaction in the surrounding
• Degree 1 - pain only, no reaction in the surrounding
• Degree 2 - pain and reddening
• Degree 3 - pain, reddening, swelling or painful stripe along the vein
• Degree 4 - puss, swelling, reddening and painful stripe along the vein The investigators also observed on which day the first signs of infection appeared.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• insertion of Midline catheter by nurses from the Vascular Nursing Team
• age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• inability to insert the Midline catheter

Trial design

100 participants in 3 patient groups

Neutropenia patients, Dept. of Haematooncology

Description:

Patients with neutropenia from the Department of Haematooncology were included in this group.

Treatment:

Device: Midline catheter

No neutropenia patients, Dept. of Haematooncology

Description:

Patients without neutropenia from the Department of Haematooncology were included in this group.

Treatment:

Device: Midline catheter

No neutropenia patients, other clinical depts.

Description:

Patients with neutropenia from the other clinical departments of the University Hospital Ostrava were included in this group.

Treatment:

Device: Midline catheter