Firooz, Mahbobeh

Medical-Surgical Nursing Instructor, Department of Nursing, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran

[ 1 ] - Effect of Continuous Flushing on Patency Time of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters

Background and purpose: Occlusion is a decreasing factor on longevity of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs). Continuous flushing (injection of specific volume of solution such as Normal Saline (N/S) before and after each drug infusion into PIVCs at determined interval time) is one of the effective methods in in vitro studies to maintain the PIVCs patency. The aim of this study was to inve...

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