Failure of timely removal of central and peripheral venous catheters after antibiotic therapy in nursing homes.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1017/ice.2025.17

Amarah Mauricio, Joshua B Hsi, Tom Tjoa, Raveena D Singh, Shereen Nourollahi, Raheeb Saavedra, Bardia Bahadori, Mohamad N Alsharif, Steven Tam, Justin Chang, Syma Rashid, Shruti K Gohil

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Abstract

Each day a venous catheter is retained poses unnecessary safety risks. In a retrospective evaluation of central/peripheral lines in nursing home residents receiving antibiotics, 80% were retained beyond antibiotic treatment end and nearly one third were retained longer than a week. Interventions for timely catheter removal are urgently needed.

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

6.70%

发文量

289

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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