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Use of infrared thermography in the detection of superficial phlebitis in adult intensive care unit patients: A prospective single-center observational study

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  • Frank Doesburg
  • Joya M Smit
  • Wolter Paans
  • Marisa Onrust
  • Maarten W Nijsten
  • Willem Dieperink

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Common methods to detect phlebitis may not be sufficient for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The goal of this study was to investigate the feasibility of infrared (IR) thermography to objectively detect phlebitis in adult ICU patients. We included a total of 128 adult ICU-patients in a pilot and subsequent validation study. Median [interquartile range] age was 62 [54–71] years and 88 (69%) patients were male. Severity of phlebitis was scored using the visual infusion phlebitis (VIP)-score, ranging from 0 (no phlebitis) to 5 (thrombophlebitis). The temperature difference (ΔT) between the insertion site and a proximal reference point was measured with IR thermography. In 78 (34%) catheters early phlebitis and onset of moderate phlebitis was observed (VIP-score of 1–3). In both the pilot and the validation study groups ΔT was significantly higher when the VIP-score was ≥1 compared to a VIP-score of 0 (p

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  • Frank Doesburg & Joya M Smit & Wolter Paans & Marisa Onrust & Maarten W Nijsten & Willem Dieperink, 2019. "Use of infrared thermography in the detection of superficial phlebitis in adult intensive care unit patients: A prospective single-center observational study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0213754
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213754
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