Bacteriological analysis of the risk of contamination in the catheter package for intravenous hyperalimentation--the frequency of catheter package exchange for IVH
Sato, N.; Hayasaka, K.; Watanabe, C.; Furuse, A.; Saito, A.; Shibata, R.; Maeno, Y.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 34(Suppl 2): 221-222
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 20443268 Document Number: 606435
The all-in-one catheter package for intravenous hyperalimentation provided an easy handling to the medical staff. However, the package is the cause for a medical cost increase. In order to reduce the medical cost, the incidence of bacterial contamination on the catheter was compared between the two groups: one group is to exchange the catheter once a week and the other is to exchange the catheter twice a week. No bacterial contamination was found in both groups. The result suggested that once a week catheter exchange was tolerable against bacterial contamination.