Hospital-wide assessment of compliance with central venous catheter dressing recommendations

Mark E Rupp; Kyle Cassling; Hayley Faber; Elizabeth Lyden; Kate Tyner; Nedra Marion; Trevor Van Schooneveld

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.011

Hospital-wide assessment of compliance with central venous catheter dressing recommendations

Am J Infect Control. 2013 Jan;41(1):89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.011. Epub 2012 Jun 19.

Authors

Mark E Rupp¹, Kyle Cassling, Hayley Faber, Elizabeth Lyden, Kate Tyner, Nedra Marion, Trevor Van Schooneveld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. merupp@unmc.edu

PMID: 22722007
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.011

Abstract

This hospital-wide assessment of central venous catheter (CVC) site maintenance evaluated a total of 420 CVC sites and found deficiencies in 31%. Internal jugular CVC dressings were the most frequently deficient type (P = 0.001). No correlation between CVC site maintenance and central line-associated bloodstream infections was detected (Spearman's correlation coefficient = 0.007; P = 0.98).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bandages*
Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control*
Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Health Services Research
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control / methods*