title: [Peripheral venous catheters: incidence of phlebitis and its determining factors].
abstract: To determine the rate of phlebitis cases and their risk factors, the authors carried out a prospective follow-up study in an internal medicine unit. 553 catheters pertaining to 266 patients were analyzed. The length of time a catheter was used did not have any significant bearing on the development of phlebitis. The rate of phlebitis cases was more frequent when medication was infused at intermittent intervals. The use of intravenous antibiotics significantly increased the risk of phlebitis when compared to the administration of other types of medication.
authors.affiliation: m.angeles.regueiro@canalejo.org
authors.forename: Ma Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Regueiro Pose
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Souto Rodríguez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iglesias Maroño
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Outón Fernández
authors.forename: Josefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cambeiro Nuñez
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pértega Díaz
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pita Fernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011446:Prospective Studies