Study on correlativity between age or blood vessel status and phlebitis caused by vein indwelling needle among patients in orthopaedics department

VernacularTitle:年龄、血管条件与骨科患者静脉留置针所致静脉炎的相关性研究
Author: Xia-Yan ZHAO ¹ ; Ning NING
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1. 四川大学华西医院
Keywords: Indwelling needle; Phlebitis; Age; Vessel status
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2008;14(30):3157-3159
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: objective To explore the correlativity between age or blood vessel status and phlebitis caused by vein indwelling needle among patients in orthopaedics department and seek safe using method．Methods 608 patients using vein indwelling needle were investigated by self-designed queationnaire．Results 43 cases showed phlebitis,the incidence did not show significant difference between gender and disease entities,such as trauma,arthrosis,spine and bone tumor(P>0.05),while it showed difierence between patients with age and various vessel status．The propotion of phlebitis increased in accordalice with the incresing age．The worse the vessel status．the higher rate of phlebitis by vein indwelling needle．Conclusions Phlebitis caused by vein indwelling needle relates to patients’age and vessel status,rather than gender and disease entities．