Introducing a series of interventions around central line insertion, including education, insertion bundle and process and outcome surveillance, can lead to a marked decline in the rate of central ...
The use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC lines) has reduced the mortality and morbidity of premature newborns. The usual sites of insertion are the veins in the upper arms but ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The implementation of a novel central-line insertion site assessment score reduced the prevalence of lines with ...
NEW YORK, New York — Bedside ultrasound imaging could be poised to replace the gold standard of chest x-ray for the confirmation of central venous catheter placement, according to preliminary data ...
Objectives: To summarize existing knowledge regarding the prevalence of complications associated with temporary percutaneous central venous catheters placed in critically ill children, and to review ...
Less than a decade ago, CLABSIs were considered the most pervasive of all hospital-associated illnesses (HAIs). Across the United States, 500,000 patients contracted a CLABSI between 1990-2010—an ...
Peripherally inserted central catheter tip position and risk of associated complications in neonates
This was a retrospective cohort study of infants admitted between July 2006 and December 2009 at a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. PICCs’ were inserted either by ...
Nurses can use an ultrasound-based system to confirm the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters faster and at less cost than traditional technology can, according to an Advisory Board ...
Arlington, Va. — October 19, 2023 — A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates that implementing a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with severe thrombocytopenia who did not receive prophylactic transfusion before catheter placement had ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine offers a free, downloadable checklist that can be used by care teams to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections. The central line insertion care team checklist ...
The California Department of Public Health announced June 8 that it has discontinued central line insertion practices reporting by hospitals, effective immediately. General acute care hospitals across ...
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