Effect of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate and anti-inflammatory gel on infusion phlebitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 794-796

  Çökmez, Atilla ^a,b   Gür, Serhat ^a   Genç, Hüdai ^a   Deniz, Sümer ^a   Tarcan, Ercüment ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glyceryl trinitrate; Infusion; Non steroidal anti inflammatory gel; Phlebitis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NAPROXEN; NITROGLYCERIN; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2342641578     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02791.x     Document Type: Article

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