US hospitals flout CDC recommendations that prevent infections
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
There is significant variability regarding how clinicians manage catheters placed in the arteries of patients in intensive care units, research shows. Some practices may increase risk of infection associated with these catheters. Fewer than half of those surveyed complied with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines for arterial catheter insertions.