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Table 1. Characteristics and Outcomes of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Correlated With Laterality Variable


Right Upper Extremity, No. (%)


Total


Baseline characteristics Bed days on study day, median (IQR) Handedness Right Left


Ambidexter NA


Position, forearm or elbow


PIVC assessment outcomes Pain/tenderness on palpation Redness>1 cm from insertion site Swelling>1 cm from insertion site Purulence


Itching/rash under dressing


Blistering/skin tears under dressing Bruising/dried blood around PIVC Palpable hard vein cord beyond tip Streak/red line along vein


Induration/hardness of tissue>1 cm Leaking PIVC


Extravasation/Infiltration Blood in line


Dislodgement of PIVC Any noticeable outcome


Patient satisfaction (self-assessment) Experience with PIVC, median (IQR)b


Note. NA, not available; PIVC, peripherally inserted venous catheter. bLikert scale response: 0=worst possible; 10=best possible. aDetermined using the χ2 and Mann-Whitney U tests, as appropriate.


153 2 (1–3)


141 (92.2) 7 (4.6) 2 (1.3) 3 (2.0)


83 (54.2)


10 (6.5) 1 (0.7) 3 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (4.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)


6 (10.5) 0 (0.0)


31 (20.3) 9(7–10)


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Left Upper Extremity, No. (%)


138 2 (1–3)


120 (87.0) 8 (5.8) 1 (0.7) 9 (6.5)


68 (49.3)


5 (3.6) 1 (0.7) 2 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 6 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)


12 (8.7) 0 (0.0)


24 (17.4) 9 (8–10) .47 .39


1 1


NA .96 NA 1


NA NA .9


NA NA .7


NA .64 .54


.26 .23


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