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Volume 10 Issue 8

Life with an Indwelling Urinary Catheter: Experiences from Male Patients Attending the Urology Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania—A Qualitative Study

Asteria L. M. Ndomba,Rose M. Laisser,Eveline T. Konje,Joseph R. Mwanga andStephen E. Mshana
1Consultorio de Motilleja, Centro de Salud de Madrigueras, Gerencia de Arencion integrada de Albacete, 02230 Albacete, Spain
2Nursing Department, Facultat d’Infermeria i Podologia, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
3Internal Medicine, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain
4Nursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
5Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of Universidad de Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain
6Grupo Investigación en Cuidados (INCLIVA), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
 
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Abstract

Canalization of vascular accesses is one of the most used techniques in hospitalization units. When talking about peripherally inserted catheters, we can differentiate between peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC), midline catheters, and long peripheral catheters (LPC). Midline catheters are rarely used despite being recommended for intravenous therapies lasting more than six days. This research is a pilot study of a longitudinal clinical trial. It aims to compare the complications associated with intravenous therapy between the control group (CG) with a PIVC and the experimental group (EG) with a midline in an Internal Medicine Unit of a Spanish hospital for three months. In this study, 44 subjects participated, 25 in the CG and 19 in the EG. The duration of cannulation was longer in the experimental group (8.13 days vs. 3.22, p < 0.001), and the appearance of phlebitis was more significant in the control group (19 patients in CG and 25 patients in EG). Midlines have presented a longer duration of cannulation and fewer complications than the PIVC. This protocol was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05512117).
Keywords: midline catheter; peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC); catheter-related infections; phlebitis; patient safety