• Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Binyam Minuye Birhane, and Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu.
• Department of Comprehensive Nursing, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
• Afr Health Sci. 2022 Dec 1; 22 (4): 664670664-670.

BackgroundWhen the first piercing is failed to function, repeated puncturing imposes pain, complications, and delays the timeliness of pediatric care. In spite of the above challenges, incidence and predictors of first attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation failure are under-investigated in the study area and the nation at large.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the incidence of first attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation failure and its predictors among children.MethodsInstitution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted, and a total of 422 children were included in the study. The study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data were collected by direct observation and interviewer-administered questionnaire. Stata version 14 was used for analysis, and finally, the association was declared using AOR at a 95% confidence level at p≤0.05.ResultsThe incidence of first attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation failure rate was found to be 34.83% (132). Besides, self-payment funding, vein visibility with a tourniquet, forearm site, vein scope use, and child age of 24-59 months old were significantly associated with first attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation failure.ConclusionGenerally, self-payment funding, vein visibility with a tourniquet, forearm site, vein scope use, and child age of 24-59 months old were independent predictors of first attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation failure.© 2022 Aytenew TM et al.

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