Effect of implementing an Epicutaneo-Caval Catheter team in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Mohammad A A Bayoumi Matheus F P T van RensPrem ChandraAirene L V FranciaSunitha D'SouzaMajee GeorgeSaad ShahbalEinas E ElmalikIrian J E Cabanillas

Published in: The journal of vascular access (2020)

A dedicated epicutaneo-caval catheter team is a promising intervention to increase success rates and significantly decrease catheter-related complications in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Standardizing epicutaneo-caval catheter placement is important; however, standardizing catheter maintenance seems essential to the improvement of central line-associated bacterial stream infection rates.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
inferior vena cava
vena cava
preterm infants
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
quality improvement
risk factors