[Cohort study of peripheral catheter related complications and identification of predictive factors in a population of orthopedic patients]. - Concepedia

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[Cohort study of peripheral catheter related complications and identification of predictive factors in a population of orthopedic patients].

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2011

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Cristina Forni, Loretta Loro, Morena Tremosini, Carmela Trofa, Fabio D’Alessandro, Tania Sabbatini, Margherita Kapron, Rossana Genco, Miguel Schiavone, C. Borri,

Abstract

The incidence of phlebitis is high compared to the gold standard of 5%. Knowing the incidence of main complications is a requirement for any improvement strategy and may favor the abandonment of useless or dangerous practices.