Related factors with extravasation of non-cytostatic agents in peripheral vein catheters.

Objective: To know the independent variables related to the occurrence of extravasation in patients with peripheral vein catheters (PVC).

Material And Method: Retrospective study carried out in 6 longitudinal cuts between July 2013 an January 2014. A total of 1,442 PVC were reviewed, of which 730 met the inclusion criteria, and were divided into 2 groups: extravasation and not extravasation, with 365 cases each.

[Breast cancer survivors: quality of life and prevailing diagnoses].

Unlabelled: Knowledge of the Quality of Life (QoL) of surviving patients with breast cancer using an effective tool, and adapting it to nursing language using NANDA taxonomy, is essential to identify their needs and health problems.

Objectives: To evaluate the QoL of women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 (survivors). To identify the most common health problems, and adapting them to the NANDA taxonomy.