Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Mar 2021
Prospective cohort study on the management and complications of peripheral venous catheters in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine.
To analyse compliance with the recommendations on the insertion-maintenance of peripheral venous catheter (PVC) and the incidence of complications according to the healthcare department that inserted the PVCs. ⋯ Compliance with the insertion-maintenance recommendations for PVC showed differences between the departments; however, the incidence of complications was similar.