| Observation Sign & Symptoms of Phlebitis | Groups | Chi square (x2) | P-value | |||
| Group I (MSG) | Group II (HPA) | |||||
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Presence of pain - Cannula insertion site - Along the path way |
11 16 |
44 64 |
5 20 |
20 80 |
3.309 1.587 |
0.069 0.208 |
| Presence of Erythema | 23 | 92 | 20 | 80 | 1.495 | 0.221 |
| Presence of Swelling | 18 | 72 | 22 | 88 | 2 | 0.157 |
| Presence of Induration | 9 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 1.587 | 0.208 |
| Presence of Palpable Venous Cord | 6 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 2.381 | 0.123 |
| Pyrexia | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4.90 | 0.086 |
| Severity of Phlebitis based on obtained VIP Score 0 (No Phlebitis) 1 (Possible first sign/very mild) 2 (Early stage/Mild) 3 (Medium stage/Moderate) 4 (Advanced phlebitis/severe) 5 (Advanced Thrombophlebitis/Very severe) |
0 0 3 11 10 1 |
0 0 12 44 40 4 |
0 0 4 17 4 0 |
0 0 16 68 16 0 |
5
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0.172
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