ArticleHeliyon2020
The flushing procedure in nursing practices: A cross-sectional study with Portuguese and Brazilian nurses.
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- Nurses' Involvement in the Development and Usability Assessment of an Innovative Peripheral Intravenous Catheterisation Pack: A Mix-Method Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Evaluating pulsatile flushing by pushing method and catheter size for educating nurses on peripheral vascular patency: a computational fluid dynamics simulation analysis.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Flushing peripheral intravenous catheters: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections and Complications: A Narrative Literature Review of Vascular Care and Maintenance.International journal of vascular medicine · 2025Review
- Evidence-Informed Development of a Bundle for Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization in Portugal: A Delphi Consensus Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Nurses' Practices in the Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization of Adult Oncology Patients: A Mix-Method Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Peripheral vascular catheter use in Latin America (the vascular study): A multinational cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Microbial growth and importance of flushing inside closed-type infusion devices during administration of lipid emulsionInternational journal of medical sciences · 2021Article
- Brief Report on Double-Chamber Syringes Patents and Implications for Infusion Therapy Safety and Efficiency.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn patients with peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs), performing flushing is an essential procedure to maintain catheter patency and prevent complications. These PIVC related complications can lead to premature removal and therapeutics interruption, which implies the need of a new catheterization thus increasing patient discomfort and pain.
aimsTo identify nursing practices related to the flushing procedure, namely: moment(s) of the flushing; the syringe size used; the flush solution, volume and technique; the knowledge and accomplishment of the recommended standards on flushing by nurses.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between July and December 2017, with Brazilian and Portuguese nurses. An online questionnaire was developed based on the international recommendations on flushing procedure. Descriptive analysis was performed.
resultsA total of 76 nurses answered the questionnaire. The majority of nurses (84.2%) performed flushing: the most common technique used was continuous syringe pressure (31.2%), with the push-pause technique being performed by 23.4% of the nurses. Despite the majority performs flushing at four distinct moments (after the PIVC insertion, before, between and after drug delivery), there are inconsistencies in flush solution, volume, and syringe size. The most used volume to perform flushing was 5 mL, filled using normal saline. Despite this, they also recognized the omission of this procedure due to time constrains, no familiarity with the procedure and unavailable material.
conclusionsThis study identified that flushing procedure isn't always performed by nurses in their clinical practice. Also, several inconsistencies were observed between nurses that performed flushing, reflecting the lack of empirical evidence in this area of research.
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