Use of Chamomilla Recutita in Phlebitis

The hypothesis adopted was that patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy, treated with a compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion for 20 minutes three times per day, would present a shorter phlebitis regression time in comparison with patients treated with a lukewarm water compress.

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with cancer who had infusion phlebitis during the administration of intravenous chemotherapy peripheral under hospitalization.

Exclusion criteria

• Report made by the subject of study, prior hypersensitivity reaction or presentation during the research, adverse reaction to chamomile or any plant of the family Asteraceae ou Compositae: margarida (Aster tripolium), crisântemo (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), artemísia or isopo santo (Artemísia vulgaris), carpineira or ambrósia americana (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and senécio (Senecio jacobaea L.);
• Prescription during the process of data collection, some kind of anti-inflammatory with systemic or topical activity where it was located phlebitis, and, upon the occurrence of bacterial phlebitis, had been prescribed topical or systemic antibiotic therapy;
• Refusal of the subject to participate in the study, regardless of the time.