To prevent thrombophlebitis (superficial phlebitis), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Consumption of stimulants
- Tobacco (smoking)
- Obesity (overweight)
Medication
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Oral contraceptives (birth control pills)
Other risk factors
- Immobility
- Hospitalization
- Pregnancy and postpartum
- Trauma (injuries)
- Vein wall injury
- Intravenous catheter (indwelling vein cannula).
- Intravenous infusions of vein-irritating drugs such as potassium or cytostatics (drugs used to treat malignant neoplasms)
- Zust. n. operations
