Pre-filled normal saline syringes to reduce totally implantable venous access device-associated bloodstream infection: a single institution pilot study.
J Hosp Infect
; 84(1): 85-8, 2013 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23498359
ABSTRACT
Flushing totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) with manually filled saline syringes may increase contamination and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). We used a retrospective cohort study to assess the impact of changing from manually filled syringes to manufactured pre-filled syringes on the frequency of CRBSI in 718 TIVADs. Manually filled syringes were used in 269 patients and pre-filled syringes in 449. The CRBSI rate was 2.7% in the pre-filled syringe group and 6.3% in the manually filled syringe group (P = 0.016). Sex, tumour type and stage, access site and access body side were not independent risk factors for CRBSI.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Seringas
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Contaminação de Equipamentos
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Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália