Hospital-wide assessment of compliance with central venous catheter dressing recommendations

This hospital-wide assessment of central venous catheter (CVC) site maintenance evaluated a total of 420 CVC sites and found deficiencies in 31%. Internal jugular CVC dressings were the most frequently deficient type ( P  = 0.001). No correlation between CVC site maintenance and central line–associa...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013, Vol.41 (1), p.89-91
Main Authors: Rupp, Mark E., MD, Cassling, Kyle, BA, Faber, Hayley, BS, Lyden, Elizabeth, MS, Tyner, Kate, RN, Marion, Nedra, RN, Van Schooneveld, Trevor, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Bandages
Biological and medical sciences
Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control
Central line–associated bloodstream infection
Central Venous Catheters - adverse effects
Compliance
Correlation analysis
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Health care–associated infection
Health risk assessment
Health Services Research
Hospitals
Human bacterial diseases
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Intubation
Medical sciences
Nosocomial infections
Prevention
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Summary:This hospital-wide assessment of central venous catheter (CVC) site maintenance evaluated a total of 420 CVC sites and found deficiencies in 31%. Internal jugular CVC dressings were the most frequently deficient type ( P  = 0.001). No correlation between CVC site maintenance and central line–associated bloodstream infections was detected (Spearman's correlation coefficient = 0.007; P  = 0.98).
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.011