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Peripheral venous catheter-related phlebitis: A meta-analysis of topical treatment.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Peripheral venous catheter-related phlebitis: A meta-analysis of topical treatment.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- A quasi-experimental study on conservative nursing measures for preventing phlebitis in chemotherapy patients.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- The impact of two methods on pain and anxiety during short peripheral cannula placement: A randomized controlled trial.The journal of vascular access · 2025Trial
- Effects of open-label sesame oil applied to cardiac surgery patients in preventing amiodarone-induced phlebitis: A randomized controlled trial.Nursing in critical care · 2025Trial
- Summary of best evidence for safe management of vasopressors through peripheral intravenous catheters.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Management from a multidisciplinary perspective of phlebitis related to peripheral venous catheter insertion: An international Delphi study.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Evolution of Scientific Production on Phlebitis Secondary to Vascular Access: A 71-Year Bibliometric Analysis.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Review
- N-acetylcysteine attenuates the incidence of phlebitis induced by carbomer/vinorelbine gel.Heliyon · 2023Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo systematically evaluate the efficacy of different topical treatments for PVC-related phlebitis in hospital in-patients.
designA systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsA selection was made of experimental and quasi-experimental studies published in English or Spanish. These should provide data on the degree of phlebitis, pain and infiltration (means and standard deviations, mainly) of hospitalized patients with phlebitis secondary to peripheral venous catheter. All those studies that reflected systemic or exclusive prevention treatments were excluded. Searches were from inception to April 2020. The date of data collection was from December 2020 to May 2021. The selection criteria were based on the PICOS model. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration tool.
resultsTwelve studies (726 patients) met the inclusion criteria. With respect to the decrease in the degree of phlebitis, was found ichthammol glycerine, followed by heparinoids. As for degree of pain, sesame oil obtained the most marked reduction. In terms of degree of infiltration, heparinoids and ichthammol glycerine were the only products to achieve a statistically significant reduction. The most important limitations are the low quantity and quality of the trials included. Insufficient data are available to draw valid conclusions about the efficacy of any treatment.
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