Table 3.
PIVC characteristics inserted in ICU
| Variables | Total n = 3429 |
|---|---|
| Catheter inserted by (n,%) | |
| Doctor | 287/2681 (10.7%) |
| Nurse | 2393/2681 (89.3%) |
| Medical technologist | 1/2681 (0.04%) |
| Antiseptic solution before catheterization (n,%) | |
| None | 8/2665 (0.3%) |
| Alcohol | 2599/2665 (97.5%) |
| 0.2% chlorhexidine alcohol | 21/2665 (0.8%) |
| 0.5% chlorhexidine alcohol | 15/2665 (0.6%) |
| 1.0% chlorhexidine alcohol | 17/2665 (0.7%) |
| 10% povidone iodine | 2/2665 (0.1%) |
| Other | 3/2665 (0.1%) |
| Use of ultrasonography (n,%) | 58/2636 (2.2%) |
| Number of trials for insertion (n,%) | |
| 1 | 2119/2619 (80.9%) |
| 2 | 313/2619 (12.0%) |
| 3 | 130/2619 (5.0%) |
| 4 | 26/2619 (1.0%) |
| 5 | 15/2619 (0.6%) |
| ≧ 6 | 16/2619 (0.6%) |
| Difficulty of insertion (n,%) | |
| Easy | 1232/2594 (47.5%) |
| Slightly easy | 772/2594 (29.8%) |
| Slightly difficult | 456/2594 (17.6%) |
| Difficult | 134/2594 (5.2%) |
| Glove (n,%) | |
| Sterile | 19/2630 (0.7%) |
| Non-sterile | 2496/2630 (94.9%) |
| Nothing | 115/2630 (4.4%) |
ICU intensive care unit, PIVC peripheral intravenous catheter