[Federal Register: September 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 174)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Draft Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infections
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a request for review of and comment on the
Draft Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infections, available on the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/
ivguide.htm. The guideline has been developed for practitioners who
insert and maintain intravascular catheters and for personnel who are
responsible for monitoring and preventing infections in healthcare
settings. The guideline is intended to replace the Guideline for
Prevention of Intravascular Device-Related Infections published in
1996.
DATES: Comments on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular
Catheter-Related Infections must be received in writing on or before
October 22, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the Draft
Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
should be submitted to the Resource Center, Attention: IVGuide,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Mailstop E-68, 1600
Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; fax 404 498-1244; e-mail:
ivrequests@cdc.gov; or Internet: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ivguide.htm.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of
Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections should be submitted to the
Resource Center, Attention: IVGuide, Division of Healthcare Quality
Promotion, CDC, Mailstop E-68, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
30333; fax 404-498-1244; e-mail: ivcomments@cdc.gov; or Internet:
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ivguide.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Guideline for Prevention of
Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections is designed to provide
healthcare practitioners with background information and specific
recommendations to reduce the incidence of intravascular catheter-
related bloodstream infections: Part I: Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infections: An Overview reviews pivotal issues and controversies in
intravascular catheter use and maintenance. These issues include
definitions and diagnosis of catheter-related infection, barrier
precautions during catheter insertion, skin antisepsis, intervals for
replacement of catheters and intravenous fluids and administration
sets, catheter site case, the role of specialized intravascular
catheter personnel and the use of antimicrobial/antiseptic impregnated
catheters, prophylactic systemic antibiotics, flush solutions, and
anticoagulants. Part II: Recommendations for Prevention of
Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections provides consensus
recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee (HICPAC) and other professional societies. Most
recommendations are pertinent for the inpatient, outpatient, and home
care setting, unless otherwise noted.
HICPAC was established in 1991 to provide advice and guidance to
the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS; the
Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, regarding the practice of infection control and strategies
for surveillance, prevention, and control of healthcare-associated
infections in U.S. healthcare facilities. The committee advises CDC on
guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of
healthcare-associated infections and related adverse events.
Dated: August 31, 2001.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-22502 Filed 9-6-01; 8:45 am]
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