%0 Journal Article
%T Incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories. Descriptive study
%A Maria Ang¨¦lica Sorgini Peterlini
%A Massae Noda Chaud
%A Mavilde LG Pedreira
%J Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
%D 2006
%I Fluminense Federal University
%X Objective: To identify to the occurrence of incompatibility among drugs and the materials of intravenous therapy catheters and disposable accessories in hospitalized children. Method: Descriptive research related to the incompatibility among drugs and manufacture material of catheters and disposable accessories of the intravenous therapy prescribed to children, hospitalized in four pediatric wards of a university hospital. The data collection was realized through the structured observation of nursing staff practice during the intravenous therapy execution. Results: A total of 519 executions of intravenous therapy were observed in 178 children. The drugs were infused by 209 catheters, made of vialon, Teflon, stainless steel and polyurethane, being incompatibles 3.1% of the associations and in 96.9% no data was available in the literature regarding this issue. The polyvinyl chloride was the material verified in all (601) disposable accessories and 60.7% associations were compatibles, 19.8% incompatibles and for 19.5% of the associations, scientific evidences were not identified to support this nursing practice.
%K Infusions
%K Intravenous
%K Drug Incompatibility
%K Drug Stability
%K Pediatric Nursing
%K Pediatrics
%U http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/483