Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Mar 2004
ReviewTiming of intravenous administration set changes: a systematic review.
To determine the optimal time interval for the routine replacement of intravenous administration sets when crystalloids or parenteral nutrition are administered via a central or peripheral catheter in an acute care setting. ⋯ It appears that intravenous administration sets containing crystalloids can be changed in patients with central or peripheral catheters every 72 hours or more without increasing the risk of BSI. However, it is not possible to conclude that intravenous administration sets containing parenteral nutrition, particularly lipid-containing parenteral nutrition, can be changed at this interval.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Mar 2004
Nosocomial pediatric bacteremia: the role of intravenous set contamination in developing countries.
To assess the rate of bacterial contamination of intravenous administration sets at their rubber injection ports and matching infusates. ⋯ These data suggest that external contamination of the intravenous administration set could play a role in infusate contamination.