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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON CUTTING THE PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER IN NEONATES

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To compare the complications between the Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter with length adjustment with cut and without cut.

Method:

Randomized controlled trial. Composed the sample 46 neonates admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit service in Paraná, Brazil, between April and July 2021, with catheter indication. Participants were electronically randomized and divided into a control group, whose catheter length was adjusted by cutting it, and an experimental group, whose catheter was kept uncut. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney test and Fisher’s test.

Results:

The mean length of catheter stay was ten days in both groups (p=0.79). No relevant difference was identified regarding complications, such as infiltration, obstruction, and infection.

Conclusion:

Catheter cutting for length adjustment does not interfere in the complications presented. REBEC Register: RBR-2w4dpg5.

DESCRIPTORS:
Catheterization; Central Venous; Nursing; Clinical Trial; Infant; Newborn.

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