RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: To determine the incidence of unnecessary cannulations of peripheral veins in an emergency department (ED). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a sample of 1,113 patients from a total of 24,637 who were attended at ED. We reviewed the cannulations of peripheral veins and if they was used or not. RESULTS: In 202 (18.5%) cases, venous access was obtained. In 84 (41.6%) the venous access was not used. CONCLUSION: The unnecessary use of venous cannulations is a common practice and generates a substantial added cost of poor quality.

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Catéteres de Permanencia/estadística & datos numéricos , Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital , Catéteres de Permanencia/economía , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Costos y Análisis de Costo , Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital/economía , Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Distribución Aleatoria , Estudios Retrospectivos , España