Complications related to peripheral venipuncture and hypodermoclysis in cancer patients under palliative care

• Autor(a) principal: Lago, Ana Julia de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Souza, Ana Carolina de, Souza, Fabiana Bolela de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/64392
• topic: Palliative Care; Hypodermoclysis; Infusions; Subcutaneous; Catheterization; Peripheral; Medical Oncology; Cuidados paliativos; Hipodermóclise; Infusões subcutâneas; Cateterismo periférico; Oncologia; Cuidados paliativos; Hipodermóclise

Objective: to identify complications related to peripheral venipuncture and hypodermoclysis in cancer patients hospitalized under palliative care. Method: this is a descriptive and longitudinal study. A questionnaire was used for the sociodemographic and clinical characterization of participants, a script for puncture assessment and monitoring. The data were ran through descriptive statistics. Results: seventy patients participated in the study, 54.3% (n=38) of whom were female and with a mean age of 68.8 years (SD = 15.0), whose main underlying oncological diseases were head cancer and neck and lung. Furthermore, 90% of assessed punctures were intravenous and the most frequent complications were localized pain, extravasation and a bent or pulled catheter. Conclusion: the complications observed during the study period were related only to venipunctures. There was a predominance of peripheral venipuncture due to the subcutaneous route, a viable and recommended alternative for cancer patients under palliative care.