Open AccessIn-Line Filtration Reduces Postoperative Venous Peripheral Phlebitis Associated With Cannulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Gianluca Villa,
Cosimo Chelazzi,
R Giua,
Lorenzo Tofani,
Giovanni Zagli,
Paolo Boninsegni,
Fulvio Pinelli,
Angelo Raffaele De Gaudio,
Stefano Romagnoli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003393
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , cannula , confidence interval , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , peripheral , surgery , vein , physics , optics
Peripheral venous cannulation is an everyday practice of care for patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery. Particles infused with intravenous fluids (eg, plastic/glass/drugs particulate) contribute to the pathogenesis of peripheral phlebitis. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of in-line filtration in reducing the incidence of postoperative phlebitis associated with peripheral short-term vascular access.