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Preventing Central Venous Catheter-Related Infection in a Surgical Intensive-Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rens Bijma ,
Armand R. Girbes ,
Dick J. Kleijer  and
Jan H. Zwaveling
Rens Bijma*
Affiliation:
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Armand R. Girbes
Affiliation:
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Dick J. Kleijer
Affiliation:
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Jan H. Zwaveling
Affiliation:
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
*
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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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.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 20 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 618 - 620
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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