Intravenous placement device and infusion thrombophlebitis.
The incidence of thrombophlebitis in the present study was 18.3%. It was of mild grade in all the cases. The incidence of thrombophlebitis was more (24%) when short teflon canula was used as intravenous placement device. Under similar infusion conditions with stainless steel needle, scalp vein needle and long teflon canula, the incidence was 16.6%, 13.3% and 16.6% respectively. Thrombophlebitis bears a direct relationship to the duration of infusion. The incidence was negligible at the end of 8 hours, whereas 14 patients developed thrombophlebitis by the end of 24 hours (63.7%).
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*