Effect of optimized infusion process on the safety of outpatient infusion

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of optimal infusion flow on the safety of outpatient infusion based on the law of bubble precipitation. Methods A total of 488 infusion outpatients who were treated in the First Hospital of Zibo from January to March 2016 were selected by convenient sampling method. All the selected patients were divided into observation group (250 cases from outpatient infusion room 1) and control group (238 cases from outpatient infusion room 2) . The control group was treated according to the conventional infusion regimen, and the observation group was treated with the optimized infusion regimen. Bubble formation rate during infusion process, infusion safety and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results The bubble formation rate was 18.40% in the observation group and 30.25% in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.229, P<0.001) . The bubble timely treatment rate was 100.00%, which was significantly higher than 53.36% in the control group (χ2=78.443, P<0.001) . The peak time of bubble precipitation in the observation group and the control group was (56.30±9.73) min and (40.55±5.81) min respectively, there was a significant difference between the two groups (t=10.903, P<0.001) . The satisfaction score of the observation group was (13.19±0.93) , significantly higher than that of the control group (9.40±1.06) (t=4.652, P=0.010) . Conclusions The optimized infusion care program can ensure the safety of outpatient infusion and improve the satisfaction of patients, which has clinical guiding significance. Key words: Veins; Safety; Infusion; Bubble; Outpatient clinic