SAFETY OF NON-RETURN VALVES IN INFUSION SYSTEMS IN RADIOLOGY: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Objective : to analyze, from the literature, the scientific production related to the safety of non-return valves in radiology. Method: an integrative review (IR). The terms used during the search were classified by PubMed, Web of Science and SCOPUS, performed from March 2017 to March 2019. Results: the sample consisted of 139 articles, of which 7 were from PubMed; 7 (LILACS), 1 (CINAHL), 33 (Web of Science) and 91 (SCOPUS). In addition, the reference analysis of selected texts and related articles was performed. In this IR, only 5 (3.6%) studies were selected and evaluated, pointing out a scarce world scientific production in this area. Conclusion: the safety of non-return valves usage in infusion system in radiology is not a consensus yet and depends on various physical, chemical and microbiological aspects.