intravenous line phlebitis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Intravenous line phlebitis is often referred to by nursing staff as tissuing of the line, although the latter term is often extended to imply any cause of dysfunction of lines.
The phlebitis can be a cause of postoperative fever.
Incidence can be lowered by changing sites every one or two days, although this may be difficult practically, and it may be better to change site when the patient begins to notice discomfort or the adjacent skin begins to redden.