An audit of central venous catheter insertion and management practices in two French university hospitals

Objective To assess the compliance with French guidelines for the prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections in two university hospitals. Methods An observational audit was conducted in 7 wards using a digital tool. Results The prerequisite of hand hygiene (HH) were respected by...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2024-10, Vol.43 (10), p.1927-1930
Main Authors: Khanafer, Nagham, Gardes, Sophie, De-Santis, Nathalie, Liard, Céline, Deschamps, Florian, Verbist, Pauline, Nancey, Stephane, Cotte, Eddy, Martin, Olivier, Argaud, Laurent, Lukaszewicz, Anne Claire, Vanhems, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audits
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheters
Central Venous Catheters - adverse effects
Compliance
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disease control
Disease prevention
Feedback
France
Gloves
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Hand Hygiene - methods
Hand Hygiene - standards
Hand tools
Hospitals
Hospitals, University
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control - methods
Infection Control - standards
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Internal Medicine
Life Sciences
Medical equipment
Medical instruments
Medical Microbiology
Patients
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Summary:Objective To assess the compliance with French guidelines for the prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections in two university hospitals. Methods An observational audit was conducted in 7 wards using a digital tool. Results The prerequisite of hand hygiene (HH) were respected by 90% of health-care worker; 86% performed HH prior to equipment preparation and 59% repeated it prior to infusion. Wearing gloves when necessary and rinsing were respected in 46.7% and 75.6% of the observations. Conclusion Findings showed an acceptable level of adherence to recommended practices for CVC management. However, barriers of unrespect evidence-based recommendations need to be investigated in depth.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-024-04906-8