'AFGP' bundles for an extremely preterm infant who underwent difficult removal of a peripherally inserted central catheter: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader "AFGP" bundles for an extremely preterm infant who underwent difficult removal of a peripherally inserted central catheter: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jun 16;9(17):4253-4261. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4253. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There have been few reports on level 3 difficult removal of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in neonates. Here, we reported a case of an extremely preterm infant who underwent level 3 difficult removal of a PICC. CASE SUMMARY: Female baby A, weighing 1070 g at 27+1 wk of gestational age, was diagnosed with extremely preterm infant and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. She underwent PICC insertion twice. The first PICC insertion went well; the second PICC was inserted in the right lower extremity, however, phlebitis occurred on the second day after the placement. On the third day of catheterization, phlebitis was aggravated, while the right leg circumference increased by 2.5 cm. On the fourth day of catheterization, more red swelling was found in the popliteal part, covering an area of about 1.5 cm × 4 cm, which was diagnosed as phlebitis level 3; thus, we decided to remove the PICC. During tube removal, the catheter rebounded and could not be pulled out (several conventional methods were performed). Finally, we successfully removed the PICC using a new approach termed "AFGP". On the 36th day of admission, the baby fully recovered and was discharged. CONCLUSION: The "AFGP" bundle approach was effective for an extremely preterm infant, who underwent level 3 difficult removal of a PICC. PMID:34141788 | PMC:PMC8173425 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4253 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.