| ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of intravenous drug induced phlebitis in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, so as to provide reference for rational intravenous drug use in the clinic. Methods:Cases with suspected intravenous drug induced phlebitis in the department of cardiology in the hospital were collected from March 2014 to December 2018. And retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients’ gender, age, primary diseases, categories of suspected drugs, treatment and outcomes by using Excel software. Results:A total of 123 cases were collected, and 32 kinds of intravenous drugs were involved, mainly for traditional Chinese medicine injections (49.60%), antibacterials (16.26%), and cardiovascular drugs (17.07%); there were irrational application of intravenous drug in 63 cases, mainly for irrational solvent (55.55%) and irrational concentration (41.27%). Conclusion:A variety of intravenous drugs can induce drug related phlebitis, which ought to be noticed, and intravenous drugs should be rationally used under the package inserts in combination with the specific condition of patients. |
