An Interventional Study to Decrease Central Venous Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection in Intensive Care Units at Zagazig University Hospital

Abstract

Background: Catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is a complication of central venous catheter (CVC) use. This Infection particularly in the ICU population results in higher levels of morbidity and mortality coupled with greater costs in terms of care and increased duration of hospital stay. Aim & Objectives: The aim of this study is to improve the safety of patients with CVC via decreasing the incidence of CRBSI in ICUs patients at Zagazig University Hospital through the following objectives: 1-Calculation the incidences of CRBSI in ICUs patients over six months before and after intervention through active surveillance. 2-Assessment the level of the knowledge and adherence of health care providers in ICUs to evidence based guidelines recommended by CDC to decrease the incidences of CRBSI in ICUs patients before and after intervention. 3-Implementation of health education program on ICUs health care providers i.e. providing them by information about evidence based guidelines recommended by CDC to decrease the incidence of CRBSI in ICUs patients.

Educating intensive care unit nurses to use central venous catheter infection prevention guidelines: effectiveness of an educational course

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published CVC-RI prevention guidelines that help to reduce the rate of CVC-RI and related complications (El Nemr et al, 2015;Ista et al, 2016). Major topics in these guidelines include education of healthcare providers, antisepsis, intravenous administration management, hand hygiene and dressing (Ling et al, 2016;Septimus and Moody, 2016).…”

Knowledge and Practices of Dialysis Unit Staff Regarding the Care and Management of Vascular Access Infections

“…An educational interventional study conducted by EL Nemr (2013) including nurses working in surgical units and emergency intensive care units, the results illustrate increase in knowledge level which eventually improved their practices leading to decrease catheter related blood stream infections by 50%. 10 The protocols about strategies to prevent nosocomial infection were not enough in dialysis units. From the results of this study it is evident that only 34.5 % of respondents indicated that they have specific polices to prevent nosocomial infection in dialysis units.…”