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The flushing procedure in nursing practices: A cross-sectional study with Portuguese and Brazilian nurses

BACKGROUND: In 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 c...

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Autores principales: Parreira, Pedro, Vicente, Ricardo, Bernardes, Rafael A., Sousa, Liliana B., Serambeque, Beatriz, Costa, Paulo, Braga, Luciene M., Mónico, Lisete, Salgueiro-Oliveira, Anabela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32802977
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04579