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1. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters | PSNet
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   January 31, 2024 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. … Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. … with algorithms to decrease unindicated use, aseptic IUC insertion and maintenance. … The best practices include catheter insertion in a sterile fashion with aseptic technique; cleansing … Most catheters are fairy flexible, and a curled catheter can get stuck at the urogenital diaphragm and

2. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? | PSNet
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   October 01, 2017 - The hospital providing regular treatment services should perform functions of aseptic access, evaluation … education for physicians and nurses focuses on infection prevention, particularly the necessity of aseptic … immunocompromised patient, she was at greater risk for infection and required close observation, careful aseptic … catheter. … central venous catheters.

3. Breakage of a PICC Line | PSNet
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   June 21, 2023 - Only two catheters fractured less than 2 months after insertion. … All catheters were fractured at or near the entrance site. … Placement and management of long-term venous access catheters and ports. … Complications of vascular catheters in the neonatal intensive care unit. … aseptic precautions for insertion and maintenance of the catheter, including dressing changes, tubing

4. Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition Error | PSNet
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   May 27, 2020 - gastroschisis and subsequent volvulus in infancy resulting in short bowel syndrome, central venous catheter … A tunneled, single lumen, cuffed central venous catheter is the recommended central venous catheter for … children with intestinal failure who require long-term home PN. 12 Children with central venous catheters … , aseptic technique for central venous catheter dressing changes, and cleansing of the hub of the central … venous catheter with antiseptic solution prior to flushing or administering PN. 12 Pediatric intestinal

5. Low on the Totem Pole | PSNet
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   October 01, 2003 - The student observed one of the team members insert a Foley catheter into the female patient. … Coupled with his feeling that his worries might be unfounded (maybe this procedure doesn’t require aseptic … The patient’s Foley catheter was discontinued and appropriate antibiotic coverage provided. … One remarked that the information about the catheter should not have been presented on rounds due to

6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2008 - the total nutrient line from the enterostomy tube, and prepared to connect it to the central line catheter … All LPNs should have had the technical training to understand the basics of aseptic technique.

7. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures | PSNet
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   November 16, 2022 - Perhaps the most important factor is the failure of the health care worker (HCW) to use strict aseptic … years, there has been a trend toward obtaining blood cultures from existing indwelling intravenous catheters … Reliability of blood cultures collected from intravascular catheter versus venipuncture. … Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from indwelling central venous catheters in hospitalized patients … Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 2001;39:3393-3394.

8. Wrong Route for Nutrients | PSNet
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   September 04, 2010 - disconnected the total nutrient line from the enterostomy tube, and prepared to connect it to the central line catheter … All LPNs should have had the technical training to understand the basics of aseptic technique.

9. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome | PSNet
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   April 27, 2022 - immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), chronic renal failure, and the presence of an indwelling vascular catheter … when evaluating specifically for SEA because CSF studies can differentiate bacterial meningitis from aseptic