Risk Factors for Infusion-Related Phlebitis with Vascular Catheter

Are you evaluating a patient with a peripheral intravenous catheter?

Yes

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Duration the catheter has been in place

hours

Is the catheter made of Teflon?

Yes

Are you using the catheter to infuse antibiotics?

Yes

Is the patient predisposed to infections?

Yes

Does the patient have a history of phlebitis with a previous catheter?

Yes

Is there a local infection involving the insertion point of the catheter?

Yes

Insertion condition

Location of peripheral catheter

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of relative risk points

The risk of phlebitis affecting the peripheral catheter is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
- Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Score of Yen et al
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Options
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
- Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Score of Yen et al
Administration
- Equations of Shukla and Ferrara for Determining the Length for an Intravascular Catheter Inserted into an Umbilical Artery or Vein
- Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Score of Yen et al
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Score of Yen et al
- Air Embolism Associated with Intravascular Catheter

Monitoring

Adverse Effects

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Risk Factors for Infusion-Related Phlebitis with Vascular Catheter

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with a peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter based on the risk factors identified by Maki and Ringer.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10