Preventing Central Venous Catheter-Related Infection in a Surgical Intensive-Care Unit
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 20 (9) , 618-620
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501682
Abstract
The cumulative effect of five measures (introduction of hand disinfection with alcohol, a new type of dressing, a one-bag system for parenteral nutrition, a new intravenous connection device, and surveillance by an infection control practitioner) on central venous catheter colonization and bacteremia was studied. Colonization was significantly reduced (P<.025); the decrease in bacteremia was not statistically significant.Keywords
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