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Phlebitis and Catheter Guidelines Study by Ronald Vagas is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes a study assessing the impact of a peripheral catheter insertion guideline on phlebitis incidence in two hospital services in Peru between 2014 and 2016. The study used a quasi-experimental longitudinal design involving 275 patients and 23 nurses. It found that only 44% of practitioners followed the guideline procedures and phlebitis rates remained below 10% after implementation. However, the impact was not significant likely due to the short monitoring period and staff rotation. It r
- Author
- Ronald Vagas
- Language
- EN