[Bacteriological analysis of the risk of contamination in the catheter package for intravenous hyperalimentation--the frequency of catheter package exchange for IVH].
The all-in-one catheter package for intravenous hyperalimentation provided an easy handling to the medical staff. However, the package is the cause for a medical cost increase. In order to reduce the medical cost, the incidence of bacterial contamination on the catheter was compared between the two groups: one group is to exchange the catheter once a week and the other is to exchange the catheter twice a week. No bacterial contamination was found in both groups. The result suggested that once a week catheter exchange was tolerable against bacterial contamination.
Sato
Noriko
N
Dept. of Nursing, School of Medicine, Yamagata University Hospital.
Hayasaka
Kazumi
K
Watanabe
Chika
C
Furuse
Aya
A
Saito
Asami
A
Shibata
Rie
R
Maeno
Yosiko
Y
D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors