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kejeemdnd
Hub Manipulation and Infection Risk

Could someone please tell me the article that concluded that a catheter hub accessed x number of times increased catheter-related infection risk? Thank you so much!!

lynncrni
 I don't think I have seen

 I don't think I have seen any data that you are asking for. Here is a great literature review that addresses the high percentage of catheters that are contaminated by normal use:

Moureau, N. L., & Flynn, J. (2015). Disinfection of Needleless Connector Hubs: Clinical Evidence Systematic Review. Nursing Research and Practice, 2015. 

Search by author names on Google Scholar to find free access to it. Lynn

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI

Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.

PO Box 10

Milner, GA 30257

Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com

Office Phone 770-358-7861

kejeemdnd
Thanks, Lynn. I thought there

Thanks, Lynn. I thought there had been a previous discussion about an article that as long as a catheter was accessed 1.7 or fewer times per day, there was no increase in the risk of infection related to the hub manipulation. Of course I am probably oversimplifying the conclusion! Thank you for this article in the meantime. This will be very helpful!

Keith W. Gilchrist, MSN, RN, PHN, OCN, CRNI, VA-BC
Oncology Nurse Navigator, David Grant Medical Center
Travis AFB, CA

lynncrni
 Never seen any such data,

 Never seen any such data, sorry. Lynn

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI

Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.

PO Box 10

Milner, GA 30257

Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com

Office Phone 770-358-7861

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