Open AccessPreventing Infection in Intravenous Therapy
Author(s) -
Dennis G. Maki
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197701000-00036
Subject(s) - medicine , cannula , intravenous therapy , intensive care medicine , sepsis , parenteral nutrition , scalp , infusion therapy , surgery , anesthesia
Any part of an infusion system--not just the cannula, its most distal portion--may be at fault when sepsis complicates IV therapy. Detailed here are both intrinsic and extrinsic meachanisms by which contamination may occur; recommendations such as more widespread use of steel scalp needles and early termination of infusions are given. The special requirements of total parenteral nutrition systems are defined.