NURSING PRACTICES IN PERIPHERAL VENOUS CATHETER: PHLEBITIS AND PATIENT SAFETY

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

Survey of phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous catheter

Introduction:‎‏ ‏Intravenous catheter despite its high value to deliver fluids and electrolytes has ‎side effects such as phlebitis that is a serious risk for patient. ‎ Objective:‎‏ ‏This study aims to determine prevalence of peripheral intravenous catheter – ‎induced phlebitis.‎ Methods: In This descriptive study, ‎‏100‏‎ hos...

[Infectious or noninfectious phlebitis: lessons from a an interventional programm on phlebitis associated to peripheral venous catheter].

BACKGROUND There is no consensus definition to distinguish infectious from non-infectious phlebitis associated to peripheral venous catheter. AIMS To evaluate the impact of an intervention program on the rate of infectious (those associated to bacteremia or local purulent discharge) and non-infectious phlebitis (the rest) and identify differential features. METHODS Interventional study deve...

Peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis and related risk factors.

INTRODUCTION Peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis is a common and significant problem in clinical practice. This study aims to investigate the incidence of phlebitis and to evaluate some important related factors. METHODS 300 patients admitted to medical and surgical wards of hospitals in Semnan, Iran from April 2003 to February 2004 were prospectively studied. Variables evaluate...

Incidence of phlebitis associated with the use of peripheral IV catheter and following catheter removal

OBJECTIVE to investigate the incidence of phlebitis and its association with risk factors when using peripheral IV catheters (PIC) and following their removal - (post-infusion phlebitis) in hospitalized adults. METHOD a cohort study of 171 patients using PIC, totaling 361 punctures. Sociodemographic variables and variables associated with the catheter were collected. Descriptive and analytica...