Impact of a Long Peripheral Venous Catheter Protocol in Pediatric and Neonatal Care

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a training intervention aimed at nursing personnel on the appropriateness of the indication of long peripheral venous catheters in candidate pediatric and neonatal patients, comparing the clinical practice of nursing personnel before and after the intervention. Study Design: Prospective, unicentric quality improvement study. The study consists of three phases: 1. -Pre-intervention phase: prospective collection of data from routine clinical practice, with a descriptive character, in relation to the use of catheters Venous short peripheral and long. 2. -Educational intervention: structured training directed to nursing staff about indications, technique and care of the catheters Venous long peripherals, including specific training in the ultrasound assessment of the venous tree as a support tool for the selection of the most suitable vein for the cannulation of the catheter. 3. -Post-intervention phase: protocol implementation of use of catheters Venous Long peripherals and prospective data collection of all peripheral venous accesses (short and long) in order to evaluate changes in clinical practice and results after the intervention. Likewise, the post-intervention phase will include a follow-up period with the objective of evaluating the sustainability of the effects of the intervention over time. The collection of data over a prolonged period is contemplated, can be extended up to 24 months after the intervention, to analyze the maintenance of the adequacy in the indication of peripheral venous catheters, the incidence of complications and the stability of the clinical results. In a complementary way, the maintenance of the knowledge acquired by the nursing staff and the adherence to the protocol in routine clinical practice will be assessed. Study Population and Total Number of Patients: The study population is structured in two levels: professional population (intervention) and clinical population (pre-