Leonardo Lorente, María S Huidobro, María M Martín, Alejandro Jiménez, and María L Mora
Abstract:
Introduction
The importance of accidental catheter removal (ACR) lies in the complications caused by the removal itself and by catheter reinsertion. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have analyzed accidental removal of various types of catheters in the intensive care unit (ICU). The objective of the present study was to analyze the incidence of ACR for all types of catheters in the ICU.