Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Public Reporting of HAIs: Where Do We Stand Now?

When a patient at a healthcare facility gets an infection, staff members are expected to immediately mobilize resources to stop it. But not all healthcare organizations are on the same page when it comes to addressing the problem of how many such infections occur in the ...More
August 1, 2007
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FDA Clears Latest Version of Central Venous Catheter from Cook Inc.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Cook Inc. announces that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company's new five-lumen central venous catheter designed to both improve multiple treatment administration and provide increased protection against hospital-based ...More
July 25, 2006
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CAUTIs:

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) can have a significant impact on U.S. healthcare organizations. One study showed a mean extra cost of $589 per CAUTI due to diagnostic and medication expenses.1 Given the frequency of these infections, costs can add up ...More
June 30, 2006
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Study Shows Superiority of Venetec's StatLock for Securing Arterial Catheters

SAN DIEGO – A newly published study shows that the StatLock Arterial Select catheter securement device, made by Venetec International, reduces dislodgements and unscheduled restarts of arterial catheters by nearly 49 percent -- making patients safer and protecting ...More
October 20, 2005
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Expert Discusses Strategies to Prevent CAUTIs

Expert Discusses Strategies to Prevent CAUTIs ICT spoke with Rabih Darouiche, MD, professor and director of the Center for Prostheses Infection at Baylor College of Medicine, regarding strategies for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). ICT: How ...More
June 1, 2005
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Study Reports StatLock Reduces Urinary Tract Infections

LOS ANGELES -- The StatLock Foley catheter securement device reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) by 45 percent in a prospective, randomized, multicenter study, according to an abstract presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare ...More
April 26, 2005
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Infection Control Today - 04/2004: Mechanical Reduction

Mechanical Reduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Risk By Maureen Carignan, RN Urinary catheterization is a known source of bacterial infections, which in the worst-case scenario can lead to death. Numerous antimicrobial technologies have been utilized to ...More
April 1, 2004
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