Intravenous line management and prevention of catheter-related infections in America.
Advanced medical treatment is practiced both in hospitals and in homecare. Because most patients receiving advanced treatments need intravenous therapy, i.v. management is becoming increasingly important. Medical staffs are required to evaluate various i.v. technologies from the perspective of infection control and to select the most appropriate i.v. access line for the patient. For this reason, a seminar was held to exchange the latest information on i.v. line management and infection control in Japan and America. Guest speakers from the Intravenous Nurses Society of America were invited. The article provides a summary of the seminar.
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Department of Anesthesia and the Intensive Care Unit at National Pediatric Hospital.
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000451:nursing*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000451:nursing*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007564:Japan; D014481:United States