Peripheral venous catheter related blood stream infection in intensive care unit

Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in Patients of the Intensive Care Unit

Results: 73.86% of the patients had central venous access in the subclavian vein, 100% used double lumen Catheter related Blood stream infections, 0.5% chlorhexidine solution for skin antisepsis, dressing coverage is performed mostly with Sterile gauze and tape, with a daily exchange. The rate of infection related to the use of the Catheter related Blood stream infections was (6.81%). The most ...

Prevention of central venous catheter-related infection in the intensive care unit

Application of failure mode and effect analysis in managing catheter-related blood stream infection in intensive care unit

In this study, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), a proactive tool, was applied to reduce errors associated with the process which begins with assessment of patient and ends with treatment of complications. The aim of this study is to assess whether FMEA implementation will significantly reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in intensive care unit.The FM...

Catheter-related vs. catheter-associated blood stream infections in the intensive care unit: incidence, microbiology, and implications.

BACKGROUND Catheter-associated blood stream infections (CA-BSI) and catheter-related blood stream infections (CR-BSIs) differ in the degree of proof required to show that the catheter is the cause of the infection. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN; formerly the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance [NNIS] group) collects da...

Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a multifaceted systems intervention would eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs). DESIGN Prospective cohort study in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) with a concurrent control ICU. SETTING The Johns Hopkins Hospital. PATIENTS All patients with a central venous catheter in the ICU. INTERVENTION To eliminate CR-BSIs, a quality improv...