Open AccessRandomized experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Flebitis Zero project in Navarre
Author(s) -
Marta FerrazTorres,
M I Corcuera Martínez,
E Sancho Sena,
Marco Aldonza Torres,
S Maali Centeno,
M C Martínez-Ortega,
M B Suárez-Mier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.23938/assn.0975
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , complication , accidental , intervention (counseling) , surgery , physics , psychiatry , acoustics , optics
Phlebitis is one of the most frequent complications in peripheral venous catheters. The aim was to compare the frequency of phlebitis before and after the implementation of the Flebitis Zero project, in order to ascertain its effectiveness and what factors were associated with this complication.