THE EFFECT OF COLD APPLICATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHLEBITIS IN PATIENTS RECEIVING INTRAVENOUS AMIODARONE TREATMENT.
Phlebitis
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Phlebitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged over 18, who were planned to receive 300 mg amiodarone in 150 ccs of 5% dextrose + 900 mg amiodarone (maintenance) in 50 ccs of 5% Dextrose in 30 minutes (24 hour-infusion),
- Patients to whom PVC was placed in the upper extremity, and who did not develop phlebitis on the PVC site
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cold allergy/sensitivity or circulatory disorders
- During the study, patients who had a change in the IV amiodarone treatment protocol, whose IV amiodarone treatment was terminated before 24 hours, whose IV amiodarone treatment protocol was started, but PVC had to be replaced for any reason during the 24-hour period
Sites / Locations
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Cold application group
Control group
After starting amiodarone treatment, cold application was applied a total of 12 times on the infused PVC with cold gel packs for 15 minutes at 2-hour intervals. At all stages of the study, the researcher closely monitored the patients. During the treatment, the development of phlebitis after cold application during the 24-hour infusion was evaluated every 2 hours by the researcher using the "Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale" and recorded. After starting the amiodarone infusion, the patients were observed for the development of phlebitis for 24 hours until the end of the procedure and for 2 hours after the end of the treatment.
the patients who were started on amiodarone infusion were observed for the development of phlebitis, receiving no intervention. During the treatment, phlebitis development was evaluated and recorded by the researcher using the "Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale" every 2 hours during the 24-hour infusion. After starting the amiodarone infusion, the patients were observed for the development of phlebitis for 24 hours until the end of the procedure and for 2 hours after the end of the treatment.