Survey of the Surveillance of Peripheral Indwelling Catheter-related Complications in Medium-sized Hospitals

Abstract

One of the most frequently used medical devices in Japanese medical practice is an indwelling peripheral venous catheter. Complications such as swelling, pain, phlebitis, and bloodstream infection may occur with insertion and placement. This study investigated the types of HAI surveillance currently conducted, whether surveillance for complications related to indwelling catheters was conducted, and how it was conducted among nurses in charge of infection control at a medium-sized hospital (100-300 beds) using a mail survey method. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 1,508 medium-sized hospitals, with a response rate of 34.8% and a valid response rate of 96.4%. In total, 461 facilities (92.4%) were implementing HAI surveillance. Peripheral indwelling catheter-related complication surveillance was conducted in 21 centers (4.2%), and a statistically significant difference was observed in the working status of qualified personnel (p = 0.003). Suggestions were made for future studies to establish data collection methods.