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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Intermittent Flushing of Normal Saline on Patency of IV Cannulation among Hospitalized Patients Admitted in Dr. Prem Hospital, Panipat, Haryana

Ekta ., Inderpreet Kaur

Abstract


Normal saline can make the patency of intravenous cannulation. The aim of this study is to assess the
patency of IV catheter after intermittent normal saline flushing. The experimental research design is
adopted in present study. The size of sample in present study is 60. Data collection was conducted by
the observation checklist. The reliability of tool was done by the test–retest method. The data were
analyzed by the descriptive and inferential statistics. The study results revealed that cannulas of control
group which were not flushed with normal saline were able to maintain patency on 2nd and 3rd day
were 20 whereas in experimental group, all 30 participant’s cannulas were found to be patent on 2nd
and 3rd day.


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