Table 2 First study period: analysis of factors that could influence the studied infusion pump variables
Period 1 (N measurements) | Birth weight (g) | Gestational age (w) | Sex | Shift | Location | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N 51)* | (N 52) | (N 52) | (N 52) | (N 52) | |||||||||||
<1500 (15/51)* | ≥1500 (36/51)* | p | <32 (19/52) | ≥32 (33/52) | p | Male (27/52) | Female (25/52) | p | Morning (17/52) | Afternoon (35/52) | p | Large area (35/52) | Small area (14/52) | p | |
Type of line = central % (N 35) | 46.67 (7/15)* | 75 (27/36)* | 0.01 | 47.37 (9/19) | 78.79 (26/33) | 0.03 | 66.67 (18/27) | 68 (17/25) | 1 | 76.47 (13/17) | 62.86 (22/35) | 0.36 | 78.95 (30/38) | 35.71 (5/14) | 0.06 |
% Pressure alarm programmed (N 48) | 93.33 (14/15)* | 91.67 (33/36)* | 1 | 94.74 (18/19) | 90.91 (30/33) | 1 | 96.30 (26/27) | 88 (22/25) | 0.34 | 100 (17/17) | 88.57 (31/35) | 0.29 | 92.11 (35/38) | 92.86 (13/14) | 1 |
% Pressure alarm appropriate (N 1) | 0 (0/15)* | 1.96 (1/36)* | 1 | 0 (0/19) | 3.03 (1/33) | 1 | 3.70 (1/27) | 0 (0/25) | 1 | 0 (0/17) | 2.86 (1/35) | 1 | 2.63 (1/38) | 0 (0/14) | 1 |
% VTI programmed (N 37) | 80 (12/15)* | 66.67 (24/36)* | 0.5 | 78.95 (15/19) | 66.67 (22/33) | 0.52 | 74.07 (20/27) | 68 (17/25) | 0.76 | 64.71 (11/17) | 74.29 (26/35) | 0.52 | 65.79 (25/38) | 85.71 (12/14) | 0.3 |
% VTI appropriate (N 26) | 66.67 (10/15)* | 44.44 (16/36)* | 0.22 | 57.89 (11/19) | 45.45 (15/33) | 0.56 | 51.85 (14/27) | 48 (12/25) | 1 | 35.29 (6/17) | 57.14 (20/35) | 0.23 | 44.74 (17/38) | 64.29 (9/14) | 0.34 |
% Infusion rate appropriate (N 51) | 100 (15/15)* | 97.22 (35/36)* | 1 | 100 (19/19) | 96.97 (32/33) | 1 | 96.30 (26/27) | 100 (25/25) | 1 | 100 (17/17) | 97.14 (34/35) | 1 | 97.37 (37/38) | 100 (14/14) | 1 |
% Appropriate use (N 52) | 0 (0/15)* | 0 (0/36)* | - | 0 (0/19) | 0 (0/33) | - | 0 (0/27) | 0 (0/25) | - | 0 (0/17) | 0 (0/35) | - | 0 (0/38) | 0 (0/14) | - |