Infection Control Today - Central Venous Catheter (CVC)

Commonly Used Catheters Double Risk of Blood Clots in ICU and Cancer Patients

Touted for safety, ease and patient convenience, peripherally inserted central catheters have become many clinicians’ go-to for IV delivery of antibiotics, nutrition, chemotherapy, and other medications. But compared to other central venous catheters (CVCs), these ...More

5 days ago

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Study Finds Use of Disinfection Cap is Associated with Fewer Bloodstream Infections

Patients at NorthShore University HealthSystem are now better protected against potentially deadly infections, according to a newly published study. The research found that use of a disinfection cap on catheters and tubing reduced infection of central intravenous catheters ...More

January 3, 2013

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Investigators Conduct Meta-Analysis of Antimicrobial CVCs

Antimicrobial catheters have been utilized to reduce risk of catheter colonization and infection. Novikov, et al. (2012) sought to aimed to determine if there is a greater than expected risk of microorganism-specific colonization associated with the use of antimicrobial ...More

December 18, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

New Joint Commission Monograph Addresses CLABSIs

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a serious form of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), with a mortality rate of 12 percent to 25 percent in the United States alone. Reliable access to the bloodstream is one of the most essential components ...More

May 16, 2012

Posted in News, Policies and Practice

PICC Excellence Offers Certification Program for Clinicians

PICC Excellence, Inc. has launched and is expanding its Certified PICC Ultrasound Insertion (CPUI™) credentialing program. CPUI is an international certification program for clinicians and medical professionals who place peripherally inserted central IV catheters (PICCs). ...More

April 12, 2012

Posted in News

Cardinal Health and Cook Medical Announce Exclusive Agreement for Customizable Vascular Access Kits

Cardinal Health and Cook Medical today announced a two-year, exclusive agreement for the North American distribution of Cook Medical central venous catheter (CVC) sets with Cardinal Health Presource® customizable procedural kits -- providing clinicians with advanced ...More

January 30, 2012

Posted in News

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Provides Prevention Strategies to Reduce CLABSI

Data submitted by Pennsylvania hospitals in 2010 pinpoints timelines for prevention strategies for reducing and/or eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), according to information published in the September 2011 Pennsylvania Patient Safety ...More

September 1, 2011

Posted in News

Improving CVC Insertion Results in Significant and Sustained CLABSI Reduction

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an avoidable complication in central venous catheter (CVC) use. Investigators from the University of Geneva Hospitals in Switzerland prospectively observed individual CVCs hospital-wide in all adult patients. A ...More

August 1, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

CVCs Explain Higher Death Risk for Patients on HD Compared to PD

Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) typically have a higher early survival rate than patients on hemodialysis (HD). New data suggest that this difference may be explained by a higher risk of early deaths among patients undergoing HD with central venous catheters, according ...More

April 22, 2011

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CDC Report Reveals Drop in Infections in ICU Patients With Central Lines

A new "Vital Signs" report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today contains new data showing that 58 percent fewer bloodstream infections occurred in hospital ICU patients with central lines in 2009 than in 2001. In 2009, about 18,000 ...More

March 1, 2011

Posted in News

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