Chemical structure and impurities of catherers as a source of allergic reactions

Radosław Czernych; Grażyna Gałęzowska; Aleksandra Opalińska; Paweł Bagniewski; Lidia Wolska

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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa

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Chemical structure and impurities of catherers as a source of allergic reactions

Radosław Czernych

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Grażyna Gałęzowska

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Aleksandra Opalińska

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Paweł Bagniewski

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Lidia Wolska

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VII Szpital Marynarki Wojennej z Przychodnią SP ZOZ im. kadm. prof. Wiesława Łasińskiego, ul. Polanki 117, 80-305 Gdańsk

Zakład Toksykologii Środowiska, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu z Oddziałem Pielęgniarstwa i Instytutem Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej, Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny (GUMed), ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3a, 80-210 Gdańsk. Katedra Chemii Analitycznej, Wydział Chemiczny, Politechnika Gdańska, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk.

Online publish date: 2014/06/05

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Application of peripheral venous catherer is one of the most often carried out medical procedures. The procedure is based on introduction of extraneous element (catherer) into cardiovascular system. However, there is a small awareness of possible health effects directly connected with introducing chemical impurities adsorbed onto the surface of a catherer or the king of material the catherer is made of. Allergic reactions in form of nettle-rash or erythema occur most often. Nonetheless, there are also known case studies of anaphylactic shocks after application of catherers.

Nursing Topics 2013; 21 (4): 91–98

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Chemical structure and impurities of catherers as a source of allergic reactions

Radosław Czernych 1 , Grażyna Gałęzowska 1 , Aleksandra Opalińska 1 , Paweł Bagniewski 2 , Lidia Wolska 3

peripheral venous catheter; polymers; chemical impurities; health effects

Radosław Czernych

¹

,

Grażyna Gałęzowska

¹

,

Aleksandra Opalińska

¹

,

Paweł Bagniewski

²

,

Lidia Wolska

³