Audit to improve use of central venous catheters.
Staff in one trust undertook an audit of the management of central venous catheters in the intensive care unit with the aim of measuring practice against current good practice guidelines. Specific areas of interest were infection rates, aseptic technique and training.
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Department of Quality and Practice, Dewsbury Health Care NHS Trust, Dewsbury.
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000592:standards*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards