Incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter phlebitis and its associated factors among patients admitted to University of Gondar hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective, observational study

BACKGROUND: Phlebitis, inflammation of tunica intima of venous wall, occurred in 13–56% of hospitalized patients. It is characterized by pain, erythema, swelling, palpable venous cord, and pussy discharge at catheter site. Cannula-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is recognized complication of...

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Autores principales: Lulie, Mulugeta, Tadesse, Abilo, Tsegaye, Tewodros, Yesuf, Tesfaye, Silamsaw, Mezgebu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8276507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34256784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00301-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8276507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34256784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00301-x

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