Transpore Tape and Transparent Film Dressing on the Incidence of Early-Stage Phlebitis: A Comparative Randomized Trial

Pramote Thangkratok; Krit  Pongpirul; Jiruth  Sriratanaban

doi:10.33192/smj.v77i6.272715

Authors

Pramote Thangkratok Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-411X
Krit Pongpirul Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Preventive and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; School of Global Health and Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Clinical Research Center, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Jiruth Sriratanaban Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33192/smj.v77i6.272715

Keywords:

Peripheral venous catheter, transparent film dressing, transpore tape, phlebitis

Abstract

Objective: This study compares the effectiveness of transpore tape and transparent film dressing on the incidence of early-stage phlebitis among patients with peripheral venous catheters.

Materials and Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled prospective study on 308 inpatients in the internal medicine wards of a community hospital in Thailand, from November 2020 to March 2021. The visual infusion phlebitis scale was employed for assessments by registered nurses at least every eight hours.

Results: Demographic and health factors were similar in both transpore tape and transparent film dressing groups. Notably, early-stage phlebitis was detected in 77.92% of patients in the transpore tape group, significantly higher than the 66.88% in the transparent film group (p=0.030). The group using Transpore tape had a 1.16 times higher risk of early-stage phlebitis than the group using transparent film dressing (RR = 1.16, 95% CI = 0.116-0.452). Statistical analysis showed a significant difference in catheter removal time between the two groups.

Conclusion: Transparent film dressings demonstrated greater efficacy in reducing early-stage phlebitis incidences in patients with peripheral venous catheters, suggesting their preferable use in clinical settings.

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