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An audit of central venous catheter insertion and management practices in two French university hospitals
Nagham Khanafer1,2, Sophie Gardes3, Nathalie De-Santis3
1Service d'Hygiène Epidémiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Lyon, France. nagham.khanafer@chu-lyon.fr.
Objective:
To assess the compliance with French guidelines for the prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections in two university hospitals.
Methods:
An observational audit was conducted in 7 wards using a digital tool.
Results:
The prerequisite of hand hygiene (HH) were respected by 90% of health-care worker; 86% performed HH prior to equipment preparation and 59% repeated it prior to infusion. Wearing gloves when necessary and rinsing were respected in 46.7% and 75.6% of the observations.
Conclusion:
Findings showed an acceptable level of adherence to recommended practices for CVC management. However, barriers of unrespect evidence-based recommendations need to be investigated in depth.
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