Purpose Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for
detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this …

Vascular catheter insertion is the most common procedure in hospitalized patients. 1
Intravascular catheters are used in a wide range of clinical settings for treatment including …

Catheter related blood stream infection is an ever present hazard for those patients requiring
venous access and particularly for those requiring long term medication. The …

Introducción El uso de catéteres intravasculares constituye una herramienta fundamental
para el cuidado de los pacientes, mismos que han sido asociados a las bacteriemias …

Objective: Although needleless connectors (NCs) are widely used in clinical practice, they
carry significant risk of bloodstream infection (BSI). In this study, we quantified differences in …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine bacterial contamination of needleless
connectors before and after disinfection to assess the risk for the point of catheter-related …

Background Most peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) used in Scandinavia are fitted with an
injection port, creating an open PVC system. This port is difficult to disinfect, which may lead …

Background Peripheral intravenous catheterization, as well as drug administration through
it, represents one of the most performed procedures by the Nursing team and, for that …

目的了解新生儿重症监护病房(NICU) 输液连接器细菌定植情况和消毒去污效果,
为新生儿静脉输液安全管理提供临床参考. 方法选取NICU 留置的59 个输液连接器作为对照组; …

Objective: Determination of whether vascular catheter disinfecting antiseptic-containing caps
alone are effective at decreasing microbial colonization of connectors compared to …