Changing total parenteral nutrition tubes in pediatric in-hospital patients a review of clinical effectiveness and guidelines
Interventions designed to reduce hospital acquired infections and a more stringent case definition has reduced reported rates. Nevertheless, prevention remains a significant concern, given the increasing prevalence of multiply resistant antibiotic strains. This Rapid Response report concerns the opt...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ottawa (ON)
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
4 August 2015, 2015
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| Series: | Rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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| Summary: | Interventions designed to reduce hospital acquired infections and a more stringent case definition has reduced reported rates. Nevertheless, prevention remains a significant concern, given the increasing prevalence of multiply resistant antibiotic strains. This Rapid Response report concerns the optimal time between changes of the administration set for TPN (tubing outside the patient, as distinct from the implanted catheter). Too frequent changes increase the risk of introducing pathogens, while too infrequent changes enable pathogens introduced to grow, particularly in the nutrient-rich TPN medium |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (18 pages) illustrations |