Pharmacological interventions to treat phlebitis: Systematic review

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Dos Reis, Paula Elaine Diniz ^a,b   De Campos Pereira Silveira, Renata Cristina ^b   Vasques, Christiane Inocêncio ^b,c   De Carvalho, Emilia Campos ^b,d  

^a Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Oncologic Clinical Nursing Especialist ^*  (Brazil)

^d Member of theSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and North   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DICLOFENAC; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HEPARINOID; HIRUDOID; NOTOGINSENY; PIROXICAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFUSION; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; OINTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PHLEBITIS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 68949083470     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e318198d497     Document Type: Review

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