Prevention of Intravascular Catheter Related Infections

This article is focused in guidelines that have been developed for practitioners who insert catheters and for performers responsible for surveillance and control of infections in health-care settings. Major areas of emphasis include: educating and training health-care providers who insert and maintain catheters; and catheters care procedures, and using maximal sterile barrier precautions during central venous catheter insertion.

Keywords: Infections, intravascular catheters