Evidence-Based Examples of Nurses’ Prevention of Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Complications

Prevention of peripheral venous catheter complications with an intravenous therapy team: a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND More than 25 million patients have peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters placed each year in US hospitals. Infusion therapy is believed to account for one third of all nosocomial bacteremias. METHODS We performed a randomized, prospective, controlled study in a university-affiliated hospital to determine whether the use of an IV therapy team decreases peripheral venous catheter-rel...

Effect of Arnebia Euchroma poultice on the prevention of peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis: A randomized clinical trial

Background & Aim: The most common complication of peripheral intravenous catheter use is phlebitis. This study aimed to determine the effect of Arnebia Euchroma on the prevention of peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis. Methods & Materials: A double-blind randomized clinical trial done on 120 patients hospitalized in CCU and heart wards of Shariaty hospital in Tehran in 2017. The ...

Incidence of Phlebitis Associated With Peripheral Venous Catheter of Patients With COVID-19

A Comparison effect of collaborative-based training program and lecture method on nurses’ performance of central venous catheter care

Background and Objectives: Improving nurses’ adherance with nursing standard catheter care is needed to enhance the quality of central venous catheters care. This study aimed to compare the effect of collaborative teaching method and lecture method on nursesing care of Central venous catheters. Materials and Methods: This quasi- experimental pretest-post test design study was conducted...

[Central venous catheter-related complications in critically ill children].

OBJECTIVE Placing central venous catheters is essential when managing critically ill children. This paper was thus aimed at identifying the major complications involved in this and determining the incidence of mechanical and infection-related complications associated with central venous catheterization in critically ill children. MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive study was undertaken between...