The Relationship of Old Installed Infusion with Phlebitis Occurrence

Abstract

Background: Intravenous therapy is a procedure in hospital services given to inpatients, giving intravena therapy can cause complications, one of them is phlebitis. Phlebitis is an inflammation of the venous blood vessels characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and even cuts in the stabbing area. Factors that affect the occurrence of phlebitis include the type of intravenous fluids used. Purpose:  The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of long-attached infusion with phlebitis occurrence. Methodology: The method in this research is analytic survey by using cross sectional approach that observation only done once according to time determined by researcher by looking at the relation between dependent variable and independent. Population in this research is all hospitalized patient which infused. Sampling in this study using proportional random sampling technique that 55 patients. Findings: The result of the study showed that the duration of infusion was mostly categorized > 3 days as many as 32 people (58,2%) and phlebitis incidence mostly categorized phlebitis that was 31 people (56,4%). Based on the result of the data analysis above, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the duration of infusion and the incidance of phlebitis because the value α> ρ value (0,05> 0,001) and χ2 count> χ2 table (15,018> 3,841). Research Limitation: Futher research can be developed by carrying out more specific studies regarding the long association with the incidence of infusion and phlebitis. Originality: The diferent from previous research, name, in the research method, research instrument, time, and the title is taken.