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PVCs
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Baseline (n = 626)
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Post-intervention (n = 618)
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Baseline (n = 724)
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Post-intervention (n = 674)
|
|
Median for PVC days (range)
|
2 (1–14)
|
2 (1–12)
|
2 (1–12)
|
3 (1–14)
|
|
Mean, PVC days (standard error)*
|
2.6 (0.1)
|
2.7 (0.1)
|
2.8 (0.1)
|
2.9 (0.1)
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Size, n (%)
|
|
26G
|
142 (22.8)
|
121 (19.6)
|
234 (32.4)
|
240 (35.6)
|
|
24G
|
307 (49.3)
|
338 (54.7)
|
365 (50.5)
|
296 (43.9)
|
|
22G
|
154 (24.7)
|
151 (24.4)
|
109 (15.1)
|
115 (17.1)
|
|
20G
|
20(3.2)
|
6 (1.0)
|
13 (1.8)
|
19 (2.8)
|
|
18G
|
–
|
2 (0.3)
|
1 (0.1)
|
4 (0.6)
|
|
17G
|
–
|
–
|
1 (0.1)
|
–
|
|
Missing
|
3 (0.5)
|
–
|
1 (0.2)
|
–
|
|
Site, n (%)
|
|
Hand
|
229 (36.8)
|
228 (37.0)
|
269 (37.2)
|
254 (37.7)
|
|
Wrist
|
21 (3.4)
|
23 (3.7)
|
24 (3.3)
|
18 (2.7)
|
|
Forearm
|
17 (2.7)
|
22 (3.6)
|
16 (2.2)
|
19 (2.8)
|
|
Bend of the arm
|
208 (33.4)
|
222 (36.0)
|
217 (30.0)
|
187 (27.7)
|
|
Upper part of the arm
|
–
|
1 (0.2)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Toe
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1 (0.1)
|
|
Foot
|
92 (14.8)
|
63 (10.2)
|
121 (16.7)
|
110 (16.3)
|
|
Ankle
|
20 (3.2)
|
23 (3.7)
|
20 (2.8)
|
10 (1.5)
|
|
Lower part of the leg
|
3 (0.5)
|
4 (0.6)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Groin
|
–
|
–
|
2 (0.3)
|
4 (0.6)
|
|
Neck
|
1 (0.2)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
Head
|
32 (5.1)
|
31 (5.0)
|
55 (7.6)
|
71 (10.5)
|
|
Missing
|
3 (0.5)
|
1 (0.2)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Patients/unique admissions
|
Baseline (n = 475)
|
Post-intervention (n = 466)
|
Baseline (n = 564)
|
Post-intervention (n = 500)
|
|
Median age, years (range)
|
3.0 (0–19)
|
3.5 (0–25)
|
2.0 (0–19)
|
1.5 (0–19)
|
|
Female, n (%)
|
226 (47.6)
|
201 (43.1)
|
253 (44.9)
|
209 (41.8)
|
|
Male, n (%)
|
249 (52.4)
|
265 (56.9)
|
311 (55.1)
|
291 (58.2)
|
|
Acute admission, n (%)
|
340 (71.6)
|
331 (71.0)
|
394 (69.9)
|
331 (66.2)
|
|
Median length of stay, days (range)
|
5 (1–100)
|
5 (1–100)
|
4 (1–95)
|
4 (1–255)
|
|
RNs
|
Baseline (n = 108)
|
Post-intervention (n = 106)
|
Baseline (n = 104)
|
Post-intervention (n = 102)
|
|
Median age, years (range)
|
36 (23–59)
|
36 (22–61)
|
35 (24–62)
|
35 (24–62)
|
|
Female, n (%)
|
102 (94.4)
|
100 (97.1 )
|
102 (99.0)
|
100 (98.0)
|
|
Median years since nursing certificate (range)
|
9.0 (1–40)
|
7.0 (0–40)
|
7.0 (1–42)
|
6.0 (0–39)
|
|
Median years at current unit (range)
|
3.1 (0–32)
|
2.7 (0–15)
|
3.7 (0–40)
|
2.0 (0–25)
|
|
Employment
| | | | |
|
Full-time, n (%)
|
64 (60.9)
|
72 (70.6)
|
58 (55.8)
|
48 (48.0)
|
|
Part-time, n (%)
|
41 (39.0)
|
30 (29.4)
|
46 (44.2)
|
52 (51.0)
|
|
Educational level
| | | | |
|
Basic, n (%)
|
53 (52.0)
|
56 (54.0)
|
62 (59.6)
|
67 (66.0)
|
|
Advanced, n (%)
|
49 (48.0)
|
47 (46.0)
|
42 (40.4)
|
34 (34.0)
|
|
Awareness of the CPGs, n (%)
|
74 (68.5)
|
72 (67.9)
|
61 (58.7)
|
79 (77.5)
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