How often should peripheral intravenous catheters in ambulatory patients be flushed?

Samuel G. Campbell, Jan Trojanowski, Stacy A. Ackroyd-Stolarz

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Résumé

Ambulatory intravenous (IV) treatment is frequently prescribed to be administered every 24 hours. Institutional protocols commonly recommend flushing catheters every 8 hours. The authors sought to identify whether flushing more than once every 24 hours conferred any benefit. A retrospective review compared complication rates of different catheter flushing intervals for patients receiving IV therapy. This study investigated 111 courses of treatment for 63 patients. In 43% of the patients (48/111), complications were identified during the treatment period. Complications were less common with flushing every 24 hours (39/99, 39.4%) than with more frequent flushing (9/12, 75%) (P = .021). Indwelling peripheral IV catheters flushed once every 24 hours appear to have lower complication rates than those flushed 2 or 3 times a day.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)399-404
Nombre de pages6
JournalJournal of Infusion Nursing
Volume28
Numéro de publication6
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - 2005

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Nursing

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