The researchers found that phlebitis was the most common complication (44%), followed by infiltration (16.3%), occlusion (7.6%), and catheter dislodgement (5.6%). HealthDay News — The incidence of ...

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Catheter site phlebitis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

In new survey, 68% of clinicians reported frequent incidents of catheter dislodgement. Dislodgement of venous access devices such as catheters is widespread and underreported, a survey of 1,500 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The POWERWAND advanced extended-dwell midline catheter offers many patients the potential of a "one stick for vascular access" hospitalization, according to data ...

It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...

The necessity for routine replacement of an IV peripheral cannula to prevent bacteremia was evaluated in a high-quality randomized trial. Patients older than 18 years (N = 755) without current ...

Is it beneficial to change peripheral indwelling intravenous catheters after 72-96 hours? To answer this question, the authors performed a randomized controlled trial comparing routine (n = 1690) with ...

Please can you give a brief introduction to intravenous catheters? Peripheral intravenous catheters (“IV drips”) are small plastic tubes inserted into veins, most frequently in the hand or arm. They ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the natural history of PHL during peripheral intravenous therapy with Teflon® catheters (TC). Sites (286) were selected randomly and inspected daily for signs ...