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- Publisher
- Mark Allen Group
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1998 MA Healthcare Limited
- ISSN
- 0966-0461
- eISSN
- 2052-2819
- DOI
- 10.12968/bjon.1998.7.21.5551
- pmid
- 10076204
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article, the first of two-parts, addresses the growing problem of intravenous-related phlebitis in hospitalized patients, and the resultant personal and financial costs to both patient and hospital. Literature on the various types of phlebitis, the factors that increase the patient's risk of developing phlebitis, clinical indicators and severity grading scales, and the complications of phlebitis are examined. Awareness of such factors is considered instrumental in minimizing the incidence of intravenous-related phlebitis. The second article in this series will present a study of 90 patients from a large teaching hospital, which was conducted to determine the incidence and severity of intravenous-related phlebitis, risk factors, associated complications, and the related length of hospital stay. The impllcations of the results for current and future nursing care of patients receiving IV therapy will be discussed, and recommendations for safe practice will be made.
Journal
British Journal of Nursing – Mark Allen Group
Published: Nov 26, 1998