The development of a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns

OBJECTIVE: to develop a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns.METHOD: prospective cohort study conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit with newborn babies who underwent 524 catheter insertions. The clinical characteristics of the newborn, catheter...

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Main Authors: Priscila Costa, Amélia Fumiko Kimura, Debra Huffman Brandon, Eny Dorea Paiva, Patricia Ponce de Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000300475&lng=en&tlng=en