Association between continuous peripheral i.v. infusion of 3% sodium chloride injection and phlebitis in adults.

CONCLUSION: Patient and catheter phlebitis rates were not significantly different with infusions of 3% sodium chloride injection versus RCSs, suggesting that an osmolarity cutoff value of 900 mOsm/L for peripheral infusions of hypertonic saline solutions may not be warranted.
PMID: 29472509 [PubMed - in process]

Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - February 24, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Meng L, Nguyen CM, Patel S, Mlynash M, Caulfield AF Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research