Key quotes:
“These new recommendations will change the way we address potentially deadly infections, especially those related to IV therapy. For example, most hospitals have a hard time assuring proper disinfection of IV needleless connectors through the “scrub the hub” method. We found that simple disinfection caps, newly recommended by SHEA, are a highly effective solution to the widely recognized shortcomings of ‘scrub the hub.’ ”
-- Marc-Oliver Wright MT (ASCP), MS, CIC, author of study cited in the SHEA document and Corporate Director of Infection Control for NorthShore University HealthSystem (Chicago area).
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“This document encompasses the latest knowledge on what works, and goes beyond the older CDC guidelines. It’s especially encouraging to see infection-control leaders recognize the potential dangers posed not just by central venous catheters, but by the hundreds of millions of peripheral IVs placed in hospital patients each year.”
- Michelle DeVries, author of a new study in the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access and Senior Infection Control Officer for Methodist Hospitals (Gary, Ind.)