Researchers have recently suggested peripheral venous catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is an oft-overlooked complication in healthcare settings, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Researchers conducted a retrospective study of all patients who obtained a PVC-related S. aureus bacteremias at a teaching hospital between July 2005 and March 2008. They discovered 24 PVC-related S. aureus bacteremias, of which 18 are definite and six are probable. Of the 24 cases, 42 percent led to future complications.
Median catheterization sat at three days, and patients with PVC-related S. aureus bacteremia were much more likely to have the PVC inserted in the antecubital fossa, have the PVC inserted in the emergency departments or have the PVC inserted outside the hospitals.
Read the study about peripheral venous catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Researchers conducted a retrospective study of all patients who obtained a PVC-related S. aureus bacteremias at a teaching hospital between July 2005 and March 2008. They discovered 24 PVC-related S. aureus bacteremias, of which 18 are definite and six are probable. Of the 24 cases, 42 percent led to future complications.
Median catheterization sat at three days, and patients with PVC-related S. aureus bacteremia were much more likely to have the PVC inserted in the antecubital fossa, have the PVC inserted in the emergency departments or have the PVC inserted outside the hospitals.
Read the study about peripheral venous catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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