00129804-201005000-00005 [FEATURES] Benefits of Establishing an Intravenous Team and the Standardization of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters da Silva‚ Gislene Aparecida BN; Priebe‚ Sheila BN; Dias‚ Fabio Nunes MSc ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to show the importance of a team dedicated to intravenous (IV) insertion and the standardization of peripheral IV catheters in reducing venipuncture attempts‚ reducing cases of phlebitis‚ and optimizing costs. The benefits achieved by the team were
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urinary tract infection caused by long-term indwelling catheter use. The use and insertion of catheters is typically avoided in hospitals because any catheter associated UTI that occurs while the patient is hospitalized‚ is no longer reimbursable. The population that has the greatest risk for developing UTI’s is older adults that reside in long-term care facilities that have medical conditions which require the use of long-term indwelling catheters (LTIC)‚ usually more than 30 days. Conditions such
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Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections Catheter acquired urinary tract infection is one of the most common acquired nosocomial infections (Nicolle‚ 2008). According to Newman (2010)‚ they constitute 40% of all hospital-acquired infections‚ and 80% of these infections are attributable to indwelling urethral catheter (IUC) use. The incidence of bacteriuria is 3%–10% per catheter day (Furfari & Wald‚ 2008). Catheter-associated infections have
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Review of Strategies to Decrease the Duration of Indwelling Urethral Catheters and Potentially Reduce the Incidence of CatheterAssociated Urinary Tract Infections Michael S. Bernard‚ Kathleen F. Hunter‚ and Katherine N. Moore I ndwelling urinary catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients and can be an appropriate means of therapeutic management under specific circumstances. However‚ many indwelling urinary catheters are used without clear indications (Gokula‚ Hickner‚ & Smith‚ 2004;
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CAUTI or a catheter associated urinary tract infection is the most common of all health associated infections. So‚ CAUTIs consists of 40% of health associated infections (Ozella‚ 2010). The risk of a patient developing a CAUTI is about “3% to 7% in an acute care setting” (Ozella‚ 2010). In addition‚ CAUTIs results in approximately “$565 million in excess health care costs and approximately 13‚000 deaths are each year” (Rabideaux‚ 2013). Furthermore‚ although the complications of CAUI can vary from
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facility to have an indwelling catheter anchored for unnecessary reasons. Patients that came in thru the emergency department typically were sent to the units with unnecessary indwelling catheters in place and it was not unusual for a surgery patient to have an indwelling catheter anchored before or during a procedure. Once a patient was admitted and was transported to the units nursing would also anchor indwelling catheters for multiple unnecessary reasons. These Catheters could be anchored for many
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Peripheral catheter complications and maintenance a literature review Nearly half of the 40 million patients requiring hospitalization each year in the United States receive intravenous (IV) treatment. Furthermore‚ approximately 42% of those receiving IV therapy experience phlebitis or other medical complications (Uslusoy & Mete‚ 2008). With numbers as staggering as these‚ IV care proves to be a large area of nursing responsibility and shows great relevance in the nursing practice.
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The overuse of Foley catheters can lead to urinary tract infections (UTIs) which in turn can lead to a hip prosthesis infection in patients that have undergone THA. An additional risk of the overuse of Foley catheters is posteropartive urinary retention (POUR) in total joint arthroplasty patients. As POUR develops‚ patients are subjected to intermittent catheterizations on the nursing units‚ which increases the risk of developing a UTI. The anesthetic used also plays an important role in the development
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infections are the most common hospital-acquired infections and have made the list for nonpayment by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Chen et al.‚ 2013). According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ the prevalence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is greater in high acuity patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU). CAUTIs can lead to increased length of stays‚ mortality rates and ultimately‚ higher hospital costs. Approximately 560‚000 cases of CAUTIs
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art & science research & Using an intravenous catheter system to prevent needlestick injury Dimitri Sossai et al (2010) Using an intravenous catheter system to prevent needlestick injury. Nursing Standard. 24‚ 29‚ 42-46. Date of acceptance: September 23 2009. Abstract Aim To identify the effect of a sharps awareness campaign and the introduction of a safety catheter device on the annual incidence of needlestick injuries between 2003 and 2007. Method In 2003‚ a sharps awareness campaign began in
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