NCT05694390

The Effect of the Use of Sterile Transparent Film Dressing in Newborns

The Effect of the Use of Sterile Transparent Film Dressing on the Duration of Catheter Stay and the Development of Catheter-Related Complications in Newborns

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is important that effective catheter fixation will reduce the risk of catheter unavailability for specific reasons and the incidence of catheter-related complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sterile transparent film dressing and tape methods used in pe- ripheral intravenous catheter application in newborns on the duration of catheter stay and the development of catheter-related complications.

Detailed description

It has been reported that effective catheter fixation will reduce the risk of catheter unavailability for specific reasons and the incidence of catheter-related complications. Intravenous cannulas are usually fixed with a thin board, a bandage, and tape. There is no standard way of using PIVC dressings in Turkey. After the catheter is inserted into the vein, gauze and a blaster, sterile transparent dressing materials, or just a blaster, are used to prevent contact of the fixed part and the area of intervention with the external environment. Transparent dressing used for catheter fixation contribute to a more comfortable evaluation of the catheter entry site. It has been suggested that the use of transparent film dressing may be effective in preventing and early detection of catheter-related complications. Moreover, it was concluded that due to the short duration of the procedure, it reduced the cost of manpower, and nurses could devote more time to other patients.

Conditions

• Newborn
• Peripheral Venous Catheterization

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Use of sterile transparent film dressing	The nurses in the unit were trained by the charge nurse of the clinic on catheter-related complications (infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, and occlusion), the scales used in the study, and the use of sterile transparent film dressing. In the experimental group, a sterile transparent film dressing was used to fix the catheter and was monitored hourly until the catheter was removed. The infiltration scale for infants, , the criteria of extravasation (Redness accompanied by a vesicle, tissue necrosis, and ulcer), and The Phlebitis Scale were used to evaluate the catheter site.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-09-30
• Completion: 2021-09-30
• First posted: 2023-01-23
• Last updated: 2023-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)