Research Article Associated with the Time of Exposure of Peripheral Intravenous Devices Risk of Developing Phlebitis: A Prospective Cohort Study at a Latin American University Hospital - Are na s Villa miza r Ang e l Ric a rdo 1 *, Ve la sque z Se rna Dia na Lo re na 2 and Le o n G ira ldo Ho o ve r 3 1 G e ne ra l Pra c titio ne r a nd Surg e o n fro m Surc o lo mb ia n Unive rsity, C linic a l Ep id e mio lo g y o b ta ine d a t Unive rsity o f the Bo rd e r, C hile 2 Pro fe ssio na l Nurse G ra d ua te d fro m And e a n Are a Unive rsity Fo und a tio n, Sp e c ia list in He a lth Ma na g e me nt, G ra d ua te d fro m Ja ve ria na Unive rsity 3 Sta tistic ia n, De p a rtme nt o f Se lf-Asse ssme nt a nd Ac a de mic Q ua lity - DAC A Ac a de mic Vic e - Re c to r’ s Offi c e Unive rsity o f the Va lle y *Address for Correspondence: Ang e l Ric a rd o Are na s Villa m iza r, C linic a l Ep id e m io lo g y, Me d ic a l C ritic a l Pa tie nts Unit, C linic a Ind isa , Sa ntia g o d e C hile , Te l: +56987988420; E-m a il: Submitte d: 11 September 2016; Approved: 16 October 2017; Publishe d: 20 October 2017 C ite this a rtic le : Ang e l Ric a rd o AV, Dia na Lo re na VS, Ho o ve r LG . Asso c ia te d w ith the Tim e o f Exp o sure o f Pe rip he ra l Intra ve no us De vic e s Risk o f De ve lo p ing Phle b itis: A Pro sp e c tive C o ho rt Stud y at a Latin Ame ric an Unive rsity Ho spital. Adv J Vasc Me d. 2017;2(1): 020-025. C o pyrig ht: © 2017 Ang e l Ric a rd o AV, e t a l. This is a n o p e n a c c e ss a rtic le d istrib ute d und e r the C re a tive C o m m o ns Attrib utio n Lic e nse , w hic h p e rm its unre stric te d use , d istrib utio n, a nd re p ro d uc tio n in a ny m e d ium , p ro vid e d the o rig ina l w o rk is p ro p e rly c ite d . Advanced Journal of Vascular Medicine