Table 4 Compliance with the recommendations for the care of peripheral catheters
|  | Baseline (pre-intervention) | 12 months (post-intervention) | Within-group pre-post difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APHN | Control | p value | APHN | Control | p value | APHN (p value) | Control (p value) | |
Catheters inserted in the correct location | 84% | 78% | 0.279 | 78% | 73% | 0.363 | −6pp (0.266) | −6pp (0.372) |
Catheters inserted, with the orifice visible | 67% | 58% | 0.193 | 90% | 71% | <.001 | 23pp (0.000) | 13pp (0.066) |
Catheters in use | 85% | 92% | 0.120 | 89% | 83% | 0.227 | 4pp (0.416) | −9pp (0.055) |
Duration of insertion | 66% | 53% | 0.078 | 60% | 47% | 0.067 | −5pp (0.435) | −6pp(0.420) |
Type of attachment | 67% | 57% | 0.146 | 88% | 69% | <.001 | 21pp (0.000) | 13pp (0.066) |
Condition of the dressing | 60% | 59% | 0.875 | 75% | 67% | 0.222 | 15pp (0.019) | 9pp (0.219) |
Catheter record | 61% | 37% | 0.001 | 85% | 33% | <.001 | 24pp (0.000) | −4pp (0.535) |