RIESGO DE FLEBITIS MECANICA EN PACIENTES ADULTO MAYOR EN EL HOSPITAL GENERAL NORTE IESS LOS CEIBOS, 2023

Abstract

Physical irritation or trauma, often associated with the insertion and prolonged use of intravenous devices such as catheters and needles, can cause mechanical phlebitis, an inflammation of a vein. Therefore, this study aims to determine the risks of mechanical phlebitis in elderly patients admitted to the IESS General Hospital of Northern Guayaquil Los Ceibos, for which a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive methodology was employed. The study universe consisted of 70 patients from the hospitalization and ICU areas; the sample was made up of 33 patients who presented with mechanical phlebitis, to whom the observational technique was applied. Among the results, it stands out that the risk of mechanical phlebitis occurs in men (76.2%), aged 65 to 70 years (47.2%), with 7 to 10 days of hospitalization (61.9%), with hypertension (47.6%), who had a size 18 catheter placed (76.2%), in the morning (52.4%) with an insertion time of 48 to 96 hours (61.9%), on the back of the hand (66.7%) on the right side (66.7%), who previously received two catheters (57.2%) and who had Grade 1 mechanical phlebitis (52.4%). It is concluded that the risk of mechanical phlebitis in patients at the IESS General Hospital of Northern Guayaquil Los Ceibos is influenced by various clinical and procedural factors, highlighting the need for rigorous and timely attention in selecting the catheter gauge, the insertion site, and the duration of use to prevent this complication.