Table 3 Comparison of the drugs administrated via PIVC with or without phlebitis
|  | No. of catheters with drug administration N = 3429 | Proportion of phlebitis within drug (%) | Phlebitis ( +) N = 313 | Phlebitis (−) N = 3116 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fentanyl (n, %) | 1463 (13.5%) | 10.6 | 49 (15.7%) | 414 (13.3%) | 0.24 |
Heparin (n, %) | 334 (9.7%) | 8.4 | 28 (8.9%) | 306 (9.8%) | 0.62 |
Fat (n, %) | 308 (9.0%) | 11.4 | 35 (11.2%) | 273 (8.8%) | 0.15 |
Nicardipine (n, %) | 307 (9.0%) | 16.9 | 52 (16.6%) | 255 (8.2%) |  < 0.0001 |
Dexmedetomidine (n, %) | 292 (8.5%) | 14.0 | 41 (13.1%) | 251 (8.1%) | 0.002 |
Ampicillin/sulbactam (n, %) | 199 (5.8%) | 10.1 | 20 (6.4%) | 179 (5.7%) | 0.64 |
Albumin (n,%) | 176 (5.1%) | 14.2 | 25 (8.0%) | 151 (4.8%) | 0.02 |
Paracetamol (n,%) | 166 (4.8%) | 6.0 | 10 (3.2%) | 156 (5.0%) | 0.16 |
Potassium (n, %) | 154 (4.5%) | 16.9 | 26 (8.3%) | 128 (4.1%) | 0.0006 |
Meropenem (n, %) | 135 (3.9%) | 11.9 | 16 (5.1%) | 119 (3.8%) | 0.26 |
Steroid (n, %) | 125 (3.7%) | 7.2 | 9 (2.9%) | 116 (3.7%) | 0.45 |
Ceftriaxone (n, %) | 125 (3.7%) | 10.4 | 13 (4.2%) | 112 (3.6%) | 0.62 |
Vancomycin (n, %) | 120 (3.5%) | 5.8 | 7 (2.2%) | 113 (3.6%) | 0.20 |
Magnesium (n, %) | 111 (3.2%) | 9.9 | 11 (3.4%) | 100 (3.2%) | 0.77 |
PPN (n, %) | 92 (2.7%) | 10.9 | 10 (3.2%) | 82 (2.6%) | 0.56 |
Phosphorus (n, %) | 91 (2.7%) | 13.2 | 12 (3.8%) | 79 (2.5%) | 0.17 |
Noradrenaline (n, %) | 88 (2.6%) | 21.6 | 19 (6.1%) | 69 (2.2%) |  < 0.0001 |
Carperitide (n, %) | 88 (2.6%) | 13.6 | 12 (3.8%) | 76 (2.4%) | 0.14 |
Midazolam (n, %) | 60 (1.8%) | 20.0 | 12 (3.8%) | 48 (1.5%) | 0.003 |
Nitroglycerin (n, %) | 60 (1.8%) | 10.0 | 6 (1.9%) | 54 (1.7%) | 0.81 |
Dobutamine (n, %) | 50 (1.5%) | 14.0 | 7 (2.2%) | 43 (1.4%) | 0.23 |
Cefmetazole (n, %) | 48 (1.4%) | 8.3 | 4 (1.3%) | 44 (1.4%) | 0.85 |
Amiodarone (n, %) | 41 (1.2%) | 22.0 | 9 (2.9%) | 32 (1.0%) | 0.004 |
Cefepime (n, %) | 41 (1.2%) | 9.8 | 4 (1.3%) | 37 (1.2%) | 0.89 |
Levetiracetam (n, %) | 41 (1.2%) | 26.8 | 11 (3.5%) | 30 (1.0%) |  < 0.0001 |
Landiolol (n, %) | 40 (1.2%) | 10.0 | 4 (1.3%) | 36 (1.2%) | 0.85 |