Examination of Nurses' Use of Broselow Tape in Non-resuscitation Pediatric Emergency Department Practices

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Pediatric
• Interventions: Other: Use of broselow tape

• Registration Number: NCT06165003
• Lead Sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University

Brief Summary

The patient's body weight is often taken as a basis when calculating drug doses and determining equipment sizes for pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department.

The methods used to determine body weight are the family's estimated weight, formulas for estimating weight according to age, or the Broselow band used to estimate weight according to height.

Weight estimates that are incomplete compared to the child's actual body weight lead to medication errors, wrong material selection and prolongation of the procedure, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity.

Detailed Description

This study will be carried out to create an evidence-based practice in the selection of catheters to be used during peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, urinary catheter insertion, nasogastric/orogastric catheter insertion and aspiration in children using the Broselow band in non-resuscitation applications coming to the Pediatric Emergency Department.

By using the Boselow band in non-resuscitation pediatric emergency department applications, reducing the number of attempts and errors by ensuring the correct equipment selection in the procedures applied to patients, and increasing the success of the procedure; This will be done to ensure that the decisions taken by nurses using their experience and previous knowledge are more systematic.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-25
• Study Start: 2023-11-30
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-26
• Study Completion: 2025-12-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 246

Inclusion Criteria

• Children weighing 3 to 36 kg and 47 to 143 cm tall
• Children aged 0-18
• Patients coming to the emergency department for non-resuscitation procedures
• Patients and their families who volunteer to participate in the research
• Patients who will have a peripheral intravenous catheter inserted
• Patients who will have a urinary catheter inserted
• Patients who will have a nasogastric/orogastric catheter inserted
• Patients who will undergo aspiration procedure

Exclusion Criteria

• Children weighing less than 3 kg and taller than 143 cm
• Children with anomaly contractures that may prevent measurement during measurement with the Broselow tape
• Patients with central venous catheter
• Patients with peripheral intravenous catheters outside the pediatric emergency department
• Patients who have a urinary catheter inserted outside the pediatric emergency department
• Patients who have a nasogastric/orogastric catheter inserted outside the pediatric emergency department

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Use of broselow tape	Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental Group Urinary Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Tape Selection - Experimental Group Aspiration process - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental group Nasogastric/Orogastric Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental Group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Selection by broselow Band	2 year	Success of Broselow band selection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nurses' success rate in catheter applications	2 year	nurses' completion of the catheter insertion process