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Care of central venous catheters for total parenteral nutrition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8807929     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This report summarizes data obtained via a mailed questionnaire from 129 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals regarding current practices in the care of central venous catheters (CVCs) used for total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The size of VA hospitals' acute medical-surgical beds ranged from 14 to 1320 (median 168) beds. Over 6000 patients annually received CVCs for TPN. Hospitals reported using triple-lumen catheters most frequently as their CVC for TPN (80.3%). A povidone-iodine scrub was used to prepare the skin for CVC insertion by 72.6% of reporting hospitals. Sixty percent of hospitals used transparent polyurethane dressings. Care of CVCs varied among hospitals. Catheter-related infection and sepsis rates were within the national average, although < 50% of responding hospitals provided data on these outcomes. The results of this survey point to the need for a national standardized database relative to patients receiving TPN via a CVC.
Authors:
E Collins; L Lawson; M T Lau; L Barder; F Weaver; D Bayer; M Schulz; R Byrne; M Hauser; A Neubia; D Dries
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition     Volume:  11     ISSN:  0884-5336     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Clin Pract     Publication Date:  1996 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-10-25     Completed Date:  1996-10-25     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8606733     Medline TA:  Nutr Clin Pract     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  109-15     Citation Subset:  N    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bandages*
Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation,  nursing*
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Parenteral Nutrition, Total / instrumentation,  nursing*
Physician's Practice Patterns*
Questionnaires
Skin Care / methods*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nutr Clin Pract. 1996 Jun;11(3):87-8   [PMID:  8807924 ]

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