Central Venous Catheter Insertion and Maintenance

Studies have shown that provider education and training directly impact the risk for CVC-related infections. Several important points everyone should know:

·        Catheters inserted by inexperienced providers have an increased risk for infection. 

·       Catheters maintained by inexperienced providers have an increased risk for infection. 

·        Frequent provider education decreases the risk for infection.

·        Standardization of aseptic technique decreases the risk for infection.

·        Specialized “Line Teams” decrease the risk for infection.

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