Effect of fixing injection lines properly in small babies
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Intramural neonates admitted in NICU requiring IV therapy for at least 24 hours and above
Exclusion Criteria
1.Congenital anomaly affecting the limbs
2.Failure to obtain parental consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional duration of peripheral intravenous cannula (hours), from time of insertion to time of development of any of the three signs of PIVC failure (infiltration or occlusion or phlebitis) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At discharge <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Proportion of neonates developing complications <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2. Comparison of median functional duration of PIVC (estimated by the time at which half of the cannulations meet any signs of complications <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>3. Comparison of median functional duration of PIVC in subgroup of neonates with <br/ ><br>-Different gestation (32 weeks vs 32 â?? 36 weeks vs â?¥ 37 weeks) <br/ ><br>-Receiving intermittent medication vs continuous IV infusion <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At discharge