DISINFECTION OF NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR HUBS: CLINICAL EVICDENCE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

In a randomized prospective trial by Pittiruti,46 catheters received a 70% alcohol port protector with no detected CLABSIs over 707 catheters days, colonization in two catheters and no contaminated blood culture[18]. Of note the Pittiruti study resulted in reductions of CLABIs in the port protector/disinfection cap group and the control group, with improvements attributed to both the disinfection caps and educational efforts. These disinfection caps applied and left in place provide active mechanical friction along with longer contact time creating a physical and chemical barrier between the lumen and the environment[26].

3 Common Types Of PICC Lines Worth Knowing

PICC insertion is often the first choice when a person is expected to require more than two weeks of intravenous therapy.

What Should Patients With PICC Lines Avoid?

The small, flexible tube is placed in a vein in the patient\'s arm. The patient needs to take care of the PICC line in order for it to work normally.

Precautions For The Use of PICC Line

PICC line for adults is widely used clinically. In order to reduce the occurrence of complications, it is important to understand PICC precautions and contraindications.

What Is A PICC Line Used For?

Generally speaking, when a person is expected to need more than two weeks of intravenous treatment, the PICC line is the ideal choice. Compared with other central venous access, the PICC line is more patient-friendly.

Thinking about the chemotherapy for a patient with breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common tumor affecting women\'s health worldwide[1]. According to the 2018 National Cancer Registry, breast cancer is the leading incidence of malignant tumors in women, accounting for 16.51%, and is rising yearly.

Do you know? Patients in bed with PICC should take exercises passively.

Patients who are lying in the bed due to infection, large-scale trauma surgery or limb paraplegia caused by disease , can not take exercises by themselves.

Details about how to use an infusion connector that you might overlook

With the improvement of medical level, people pay more attention to occupational exposure and needle stabbing, most intravenous therapy use needle-less infusion connectors to avoid needle stabbing nowadays. The separated membrane-type needle--less infusion joints is more popular among them, no springs or any other metal, doctors and nurses can use it in MRI.

Application of Disinfection Cap

Catheter-related blood infection is one of the common medical-derived infections in clinical practice, and the infection factors involve the operation, care, patient management and many other aspects, which adversely affect the prognosis of patients and cause heavy financial burden.