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Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular-Device–Related Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michele L. Pearson  and
Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Michele L. Pearson*
Affiliation:
Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Hospital Infections Program, Mailstop E69, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333
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The “Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular Device-Related Infections” is designed to reduce the incidence of intravascular device-related infections by providing an over view of the evidence for recommendations considered prudent by consensus of Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisor y Committee (HICPAC) members. This two-part document updates and replaces the previously published Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Guideline for Intravascular Infections (Am J Infect Control 1983;11:183-199). Part I, “Intravascular Device-Related Infections: An Over view” discusses many of the issues and controversies in intravascular-device use and maintenance. These issues include definitions and diagnosis of catheter-related infection, appropriate barrier precautions during catheter insertion, inter vals for replacement of catheters, intravenous (IV) fluids and administration sets, catheter-site care, the role of specialized IV personnel, and the use of prophylactic antimi-crobials, flush solutions, and anticoagulants. Part II, “Recommendations for Prevention of Intravascular Device-Related Infections” provides consensus recommendations of the HICPAC for the prevention and control of intravascular device-related infections. A working draft of this document also was reviewed by experts in hospital infection control, internal medicine, pediatrics, and intravenous therapy. However, all recommendations contained in the guideline may not reflect the opinion of all reviewers.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 17 , Issue 7 , July 1996 , pp. 438 - 473
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1996

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