Phlebitis and infiltration: vascular trauma associated with the peripheral venous catheter
ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Method: cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Soci...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2018-05-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100318&lng=en&tlng=en |