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  • Medical Device Technology
  • Intravenous Therapy

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  • Needleless access devices are crucial for intravenous therapy but pose contamination risks, potentially leading to catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs).
  • Proper disinfection of needleless connectors is essential to mitigate microbial contamination and infection risks.
  • The BD PosiFlush SafeScrub is designed to promote aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) with an integrated 'scrub-the-hub' reminder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate compliance with catheter hub disinfection using the BD PosiFlush SafeScrub in a simulated clinical setting.
  • To compare compliance rates between the BD PosiFlush SafeScrub and standard disinfection/flushing practices (alcohol swabs and prefilled saline syringes).

Main Methods:

  • A simulated-use, within-subjects study involved healthcare professionals using the BD PosiFlush SafeScrub and standard practices.
  • Compliance was measured against specific disinfection protocols: BD PosiFlush SafeScrub required ≥10 seconds scrub with 8 rotations; standard practice followed institutional policies (5-30 seconds or stroke counts).
  • Disinfection compliance was monitored and recorded for both methods across multiple flushing events.

Main Results:

  • Overall compliance with catheter hub disinfection was significantly higher with BD PosiFlush SafeScrub (34%) compared to standard practice (17%), representing a 100% relative improvement (P<.001).
  • During preaccess procedures, BD PosiFlush SafeScrub compliance was 46% versus 21% for standard practice (P<.001).
  • Postmedication procedure compliance showed improvement with BD PosiFlush SafeScrub (22%) over standard practice (13%), though not statistically significant (P=.12).

Conclusions:

  • The BD PosiFlush SafeScrub demonstrated approximately double the scrub-the-hub compliance compared to standard alcohol pad and prefilled saline syringe methods.
  • The integrated disinfection unit of the BD PosiFlush SafeScrub supports adherence to aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT).
  • Improved compliance facilitated by the BD PosiFlush SafeScrub may contribute to reduced microbial contamination and CRBSI rates.