Intravascular Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Prevention & Control of Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
To improve patient outcome and reduce health-care costs, strategies should be implemented to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections. This effort should be multidisciplinary, involving health-care professionals who insert and maintain intravascular catheters, health-care managers who allocate resources, and patients who are capable of assisting in the care of their catheters.
Guidelines
These resources may be of use to healthcare professionals
Resources
- Example
Central Venous Catheter Insertion Form
A template provided by CDC to assist facilities with monitoring adherence
Date last modified: March 26, 2007
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases