Phlebitis Rates in Trauma Patients: Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Started In or Outside the Emergency Department

Phlebitis Rates in Trauma Patients: Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Started In or Outside the Emergency Department

Ligia J. Zarate College of Nursing Master of Science Peripheral catheter-related phlebitis is the inflammation of a superficial vein that can lead to infection or thrombus formation if untreated. About 150 million peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) are inserted in the United States each year wi...

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Main Author: Zarate, Ligia J.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2007
Subjects:
Phlebitis
Peripheral
Intravenous
Trauma
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
Nursing
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1443
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