THE EFFECT OF COLD APPLICATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHLEBITIS IN PATIENTS RECEIVING INTRAVENOUS AMIODARONE TREATMENT.

This study, which has a quasi-experimental, prospective, and open-label randomized controlled design, was conducted to examine the effect of cold application on the development of phlebitis in patients receiving IV amiodarone infusion treatment. Study Hypotheses H0-1: There is no difference in the rate of development of phlebitis between the patients who received and who did not receive cold application during amiodarone IV infusion. H0-2: There is no difference in the grade of phlebitis between the patients who received and who did not receive cold application during amiodarone IV infusion. H0-3: There is no difference in the time of development of phlebitis between the patients who received and who did not receive cold application during amiodarone IV infusion.