• Int Emerg Nurs · Jan 2009

    Review

    The role of nurses working in emergency and critical care environments in the prevention of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections.

    • Dominique M Vandijck, Sonia O Labeau, Mariona Secanell, Jordi Rello, and Stijn I Blot.
    • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Intensive Care Department of the Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Dominique.Vandijck@UGent.be
    • Int Emerg Nurs. 2009 Jan 1;17(1):60-8.

    AbstractIntravascular catheter-related infections are a major problem in healthcare. This review provides up-to-date guidance of evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections with special focus on strategies relevant for nurses working in emergency and critical care environments or practitioners responsible for surveillance and control of infections. The review concludes by providing a range of approaches advocated for: (i) translating guidelines to the needs and expectations of emergency and critical care nurses, and (ii) increasing the chance of successful implementation and compliance with these recommendations.

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