• Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate the effect of 5% dextrose intravenous infusion for phlebitis caused by amiodarone. Methods A total of 136 patients treated in our hospital between June 2011 and March 2012 were randomly assigned into control group with 63 patients and intervention group with 73 patients. The control group was administrated 600 mg amiodarone with 15 drops/minute intravenous injection once daily, for 3 days, while for the intervention group patients, we added 5% dextrose solution infusion in the same channel at the same time. Results Phlebitis occurred in 22 patients (34.9%) in the control group, while the intervention group had only 11 (15.0%) (χ2=7.252,P=0.007). Conclusion Infusion of 5% dextrose solution can significantly reduce the occurrence of phlebitis caused by amiodarone.

Citation: ZHANGMin-jia, RENYu-ying, CHENDe-fang. The Effect of 5% Dextrose Infusion for Phlebitis Caused by Amiodarone. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(9): 1723-1725. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140525 Copy

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