Human factors related to time-dependent infection control measures: “Scrub the hub” for venous catheters and feeding tubes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 648-651

  Caspari, Lindsay ^a   Epstein, Elizabeth ^b   Blackman, Amy ^c   Jin, Li ^c   Kaufman, David A ^d  

^a BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated bloodstream infections; Feeding tubes; Hub disinfection; Human factors; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUER ACCESS DEVICE; MUSIC; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STAFF NURSE; STAFF TRAINING; ADULT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85012929349     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.004     Document Type: Article

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