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Title:: Statlock fixation for newborns treated with peripherally inserted central catheter and its effects on catheter quality and safety

Author(s):: YOU Yong; WAN Jing; Neonatal Department, Huangshi Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei Polytechnic University, Edong Healthcare Group, Huangshi 435000, China

Keywords:: ; newborns; Statlock; peripherally inserted central catheter; catheter quality; safety

Abstract:: Objective To discuss the effects of Statlock fixation for newborns treated with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) on catheter quality and safety. Methods Admitted to Huangshi Central Hospital of Edong Healthcare Group between March 2014 to March 2017, 100 newborns treated with PICC were selected. According to the fixation method, the selected patients were divided into Statlock group and application group, 50 cases in each group. The patients in application group received 3M transparent application fixation intervention, while those in Statlock group was treated with Statlock intervention. The catheter quality and safety between two groups were compared and analyzed. Results At 7 and 15 d after intervention, self-made PICC child comfort scale, PNC, was applied to evaluate the comfort degree of newborns, and the results revealed that the PNC scores of Statlock group were significantly higher than those of application group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Compared with application group, Statlock group had significantly lower complication incidence and reduced PICC shedding rate as well as longer PICC indwelling time, with statistical differences (P<0.05). Conclusion Statlock fixation effectively improves the comfort degree of newborns treated with PICC, which is helpful to improve the catheter quality and safety, worthy of further clinical promotion.