Zoekstrategie
Search: PubMed, Cochrane en CINAHL.
Zoektermen: verschillende combinaties van (MeSH) zoektermen werd gebruikt, met o.a. flushing, saline,
occlusion, frequency.
Resultaten: 2 RCT’s [1,2] en 1 retrospectief dossieronderzoek³. Studies over pasgeborenen en neonaten
werden niet geïncludeerd, evenals studies over heparine versus NaCl. 0,9%.
Geïncludeerde studies:
1. Keogh S, Flynn J, Marsh N, et al. Varied flushing frequency and volume to prevent peripheral
intravenous catheter failure: a pilot, factorial randomised controlled trial in adult medical-surgical
hospital patients. Trials 2016;17:348.
2. Schreiber S, Zanchi C, Ronfani L, et al. Normal saline flushes performed once daily maintain peripheral
intravenous catheter patency: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child 2015;100:700-703.
3. Campbell SG, Trojanowski J, Ackroyd-Stolarz SA. How often should peripheral intravenous catheters in
ambulatory patients be flushed? J Infus Nurs 2005;28:399-404.