Normal saline flushes performed once daily maintain peripheral intravenous catheter patency: A randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 700-703

  Schreiber, Silvana ^a   Zanchi, Chiara ^a   Ronfani, Luca ^a   Delise, Anna ^b   Corbelli, Alessandra ^a   Bortoluzzi, Rosamaria ^a   Taddio, Andrea ^b   Barbi, Egidio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETER FLUSHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWELLING; SYRINGE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICES; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; LAVAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 84933182461     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307478     Document Type: Article

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