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!!
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
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
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
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
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