The Effect of the Use of Sterile Transparent Film Dressing in Newborns

The nurses in the unit were trained by the charge nurse of the clinic on catheter-related complications (infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, and occlusion), the scales used in the study, and the use of sterile transparent film dressing. In the experimental group, a sterile transparent film dressing was used to fix the catheter and was monitored hourly until the catheter was removed. The infiltration scale for infants, , the criteria of extravasation (Redness accompanied by a vesicle, tissue necrosis, and ulcer), and The Phlebitis Scale were used to evaluate the catheter site.