Abstract
Objective To provide a reference for local best practice information sheet by way of analyzing the status quo of adult peripheral venous catheters nursing and maintenance. Methods Systematically analyzing the related 487 documents met the inclusion criteria in CBMdisc, CNKI Database and WanFang Database from the year of 1990 to 2013 by biliometric analysis methods. Results The number of documents, rising year after year, stood mainly in nursing journals, of which the majority authors are from Guangdong [10.3%(50/487) ], Anhui [9.0%(44/487) ] and Hubei [7.6%(37/487) ]. 50.3% (245/487) of the documents did not refer in particular to the object. The three major research concerns are the prevention and treatment of complications[80.9%(394/487) ], cannulation [23.6%(115/487) ] and maintenance [19.9% (97/487) ]. Conclusions Peripheral venous catheter cannulation and maintenance has gained widespread attention among the domestic clinical staffs, but the overall quality of articles concerning these aspects is not high. High -quality research papers are expected to provide better evidence for local best practice information sheet. Key words: Catheterization, peripheral; Maintenance; Biliometric analysis
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