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An inside look at intravenous therapy in Europe

Approx 33.2% Of the healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in Europe are attributed to IV catheters¹

Care bundles are an effective way to resolve complications like healthcare-associated bloodstream infections. Insertion and maintenance bundles, ^2,3 along with quality improvement interventions,⁴ have been shown to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.

1. Surveillance report. Point prevalence survey of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals Accessed on 10 April 2019, at https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/media/en/publications/Publications/healthcare-associated-infections-antimicrobial-use-PPS.pdf 2011-2012.

2. Ista E, van der Hoven B, Kornelisse RF, et al. Effectiveness of insertion and maintenance bundles to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream infections in critically ill patients of all ages: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis 2016; 16(6): 724-34. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00409-0

3. Zingg W, Pittet D. Central-line bundles need a multimodal implementation strategy. Lancet Infect Dis 2016; 16(6): 631-2. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00480-6

4. Blot K, Bergs J, Vogelaers D, Blot S, Vandijck D. Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections through quality improvement interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2014; 59(1): 96-105. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu239

Approbation number : BD-17855