The impact of a bundle for the prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in an pediatric surgery intensive care unit
Because the CVC bundle including mechanical valve-type needle-free connectors and prefilled flushing syringes significantly reduced the CLABSI rates in the PSICU, it should be implemented in pediatric surgical ICUs as well as ICUs for other patient groups.
Authors
- Özkan Okur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-4659)
- Deniz Ergün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6069-1478)
- Yeliz Oruç
- İlker Devrim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-8027)
- Mehmet Fatih Can (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-5852)
- Nuri Bayram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-2518)
- Arzu Şencan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-7984)
- Pelin Kaçar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-419X)
- Canan Dinç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-9900)
- Ayşe Demet Payza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9121-775X)
- Hıncal Özbakır (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-3511)
- Asya Eylem Boztaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-9394)
- S. Cam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4589-0858)
Institutions
- Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000584
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00