Nature

A silver–alginate-coated dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in NICU patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Our aim was to evaluate the safety of a silver–alginate-containing dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. A total ...
Nature

Utilizing a line maintenance team to reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

To determine the association of a central-line maintenance team on the incidence of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Overall CLABSI ...
Nursing Times

Minimising risk in the use of central lines

Central line catheters are invasive and leave patients prone to infection. Careful attention to their management and infection prevention minimises their risks Central lines are inserted for a number ...