Table 1 Participant and device characteristics
EQ5D-5L T0 (N=685) | EQ5D-5L T1 (N=526) | FACIT (N=264) | AHPEQS (N=262) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS | N(%)a | N(%)a | N(%)a | N(%)a |
Age (in years) (mean, SD) Range 18-99 | 61, 16.1 | 62, 15.7 | 61.8, 16.2 | 62, 15.2 |
Hospital | ||||
Site 1 | 607 (89) | 497 (94) | 235 (89) | 262 (100) |
Site 2 | 78 (11) | 29 (6) | 29 (11) | 0 (0) |
Gender (male) | 454 (66) | 354 (67) | 174 (66) | 181 (69) |
Reason for admission | ||||
Surgical | 623 (91) | 501 (95) | 242 (92) | 259 (99) |
Medical | 62 (9) | 25 (5) | 22 (8) | 3 (1) |
Multiple insertion attempts (yes) | 145 (21) | (n=524) 103 (20) | (n=263) 53 (20) | (n=261) 49 (19) |
Two | 105 (72) | 76 (74) | 35 (66) | 40 (82) |
Three or more | 40 (28) | 27 (26) | 18 (34) | 9 (18) |
Ultrasound used (yes) | 10 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 0 (0) |
DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS | N =679 | N =526 | N =264 | N =262 |
PIVC type inserted | ||||
Integrated | 323 (48) | 247 (47) | 123 (47) | 124 (47) |
Non-integrated | 356 (52) | 279 (53) | 141 (53) | 138 (53) |
Gauge size | ||||
22/24 gauge | 495 (73) | 399 (76) | 203 (77) | 195 (74) |
20 gauge | 176 (26) | 121 (23) | 55 (21) | 67 (26) |
16/18 gauge | 8 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 (2) | 0 (0) |
Device location | ||||
Forearm | 464 (68) | 371 (71) | 167 (63) | 204 (78) |
Hand/Wrist | 115 (17) | 83 (16) | 51 (19) | 32 (12) |
Antecubital | 82 (12) | 61 (12) | 38 (14) | 23 (9) |
Other | 18 (3) | 11 (2) | 8 (3) | 3 (1) |
OUTCOMES | ||||
Dwell time (mean, SD) | 2.7, 1.6 | 3.1, 1.5 | 3.0, 1.4 | 3.2, 1.5 |
Insertion Pain (NRS 0-10) (mean, SD) | 2.6, 2.3 | 2.6, 2.3 | 2.7, 2.3 | 2.6, 2.3 |
All-cause failure | 196 (29) | 155 (30) | 87 (33) | 68 (26) |
Complications:b | ||||
Infiltration | 46 (7) | 40 (8) | 17 (6) | 23 (9) |
Occlusion | 22 (3) | 18 (3) | 12 (5) | 6 (2) |
Phlebitis | 101 (15) | 73 (14) | 45 (17) | 28 (11) |
Dislodgement/leaking | 60 (9) | 50 (10) | 27 (10) | 23 (1) |
Unknown | 3 (<1) | 0 (0) | 2 (<1) | 0 (0) |
Serious adverse event | ||||
Bloodstream infectionc | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 1 (<1) | 4 (2) |