Risk factors for the development of phlebitis: an integrative review of literature.

Objective: To describe the scientific evidence published in literature regarding the risk factors for the development of phlebitis.

Method: Integrative literature review with the inclusion of 14 original articles found in the LILACS, Scielo and Pubmed bases from January 2004 to April 2015, analyzed by levels of evidence and frequency, associated factors, degree and treatment of phlebitis.

Results: The frequency / incidence / minimum rate of phlebitis was 3% and the maximum was 59.

Incidence of phlebitis and post-infusion phlebitis in hospitalised adults.

Objective: to determine the incidence of phlebitis during and after the use of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIC), and analyse the association of this complication with risk factors.

Methods: cohort study with 165 adult patients admitted to a university hospital in Porto Alegre, totalling 447 accesses, from December 2014 to February 2015. Data were collected on a daily basis and analysed by means of descriptive and analytical statistics.

Assessment of impact of late postoperative physical functional disabilities on quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Aims And Background: Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy among women. Surgical and supplemental (or adjuvant) therapies to combat the disease may implicate physical functional consequences for the ipsilateral upper extremity. These dysfunctions may persist for many years and have repercussions on the performance of daily living activities.

Effect of pressure-assisted thermal annealing on the optical properties of ZnO thin films.

ZnO thin films were prepared by the polymeric precursor method. The films were deposited on silicon substrates using the spin-coating technique, and were annealed at 330 °C for 32 h under pressure-assisted thermal annealing and under ambient pressure. Their structural and optical properties were characterized, and the phases formed were identified by X-ray diffraction.