Comparison of postinfusion phlebitis in intravenous push versus intravenous piggyback cefazolin

Autor:	Constance Biggar, Cynthia Nichols
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Adult medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Significant difference Cefazolin Anti-Bacterial Agents Patient safety Anesthesia Intravenous Piggyback Orthopedic surgery medicine Humans Intravenous Push business Infusions Intravenous Phlebitis General Nursing medicine.drug Surgical patients
Zdroj:	Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society. 35(6)
ISSN:	1539-0667
Popis:	Reducing health care costs without adversely affecting patient safety is a constant challenge for health care institutions. Cefazolin prophylaxis via intravenous push (IVP) is more cost-effective than via intravenous piggyback (IVPB). The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient safety would be compromised (ie, an increased rate of phlebitis) with a change to the IVP method. Rates of phlebitis in orthopedic surgical patients receiving cefazolin prophylaxis via IVP versus IVPB were evaluated in a prospective quasi-experimental design of 240 patients. The first 120 subjects received cefazolin via IVPB, and the second 120 subjects received it via IVP. Results indicated no statistically significant difference in phlebitis rates in the IVPB (3.4%) versus the IVP groups (3.3%).
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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