Finding the evidence for keeping the patency in Peripheral Intermittent Intravenous devices

dc.contributor.author	Μήτσιου - Τζώρτζη, Μαρία	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτελέκος, Ιωάννης	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T15:22:53Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T15:22:53Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1199
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Εφαρμοσμένη πρακτική
dc.subject	Evidence-based practice
dc.subject	Peripheral intermittent intravenous device
dc.subject	Patency
dc.subject	Heparin solution
dc.subject	Saline solution
dc.title	Finding the evidence for keeping the patency in Peripheral Intermittent Intravenous devices	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Review	en
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Mitsiou-Tzortzi, M., Koutelekos, I.. (2008). Finding the evidence for keeping the patency in Peripheral Intermittent Intravenous devices. "Health Science Journal". 2 (3), 121-28.	en
heal.abstract	Background:There is a controversial aspect concerning the method of choice for maintaining the patency of peripheral intermittent intravenous catheters. Some institutes use a dilution of heparin for this purpose, whereas many others use a small amount of normal saline flush. So, it would be worthwhile to look for the best available evidence for this. Methods: A thorough search was performed in different nursing and medical databases, in order to find the available evidence. All relevant information has been obtained from papers written in English and published during the last twenty years. Results: Many research papers were examined and appraised for their level of evidence. The available evidence suggests the same degree of effectiveness of normal saline versus heparin solution for maintenance of patency of peripheral intermittent intravenous catheters. Conclusion: Since the use of heparin is considered the cause for many side effects and complications, normal saline should be the solution of choice as it contributes to patients’ safety, patients’ satisfaction and cost savings.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2008-07