Objective; Phlebitis due to peripheral venous infusion of dextrose 50%, and its comparison with the standard method of applying hot and humid, in the years 1396-1395 was conducted in Tehran. Design and settingand conduct: This study is a clinical trial on 128 patients with 50% dextrose infusion catheter phlebitis due to peripheral veins. The samples were randomly divided into four groups of 32 people, including warm compresses wet, calendula ointment, and each divided control, Place IV catheters has been studied since the beginning of phlebitis, phlebitis after starting the catheter removed and replaced in another location. Participants including major eligiblity criteria; Lack of a history of asthma and allergy to Calendula ointment; Lack of intravenous anticoagulant ; Having access to prescription; Having age between 20-70; Having consciousness and the ability to participate in the study; Lack of skin diseases in the area of phlebitis; Phlebitis caused by infusion of dextrose 50%. Intervention;
In intervention groups for 3 days and at intervals of 8 hours, ointment Calendula (2 × 4cm = 2 / 5gr) or compresses hot and humid (20 minutes) at phlebitis went to work. In the control group did not, Severity of phlebitis before intervention and every day to 3 days based on a scale of five degrees of phlebitis Jackson wasThe main outcome variables: phlebitis, warm moist compresses, ointment Calendula, dextrose, peripheral veins .