Remove children's catheters as soon as possible to prevent bloodstream infections
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Hospitals can reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by assessing daily the patient's progress and removing the device as early as possible, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study published online March 31 in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.