Use of silver-impregnated umbilical venous catheters for prevention of catheter associated bloodstream infection in neonates
| dc.contributor.author | Coskun, Yesim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kayas, Kalender | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ercin, Secil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gursoy, Tugba | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-15T10:37:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-15T10:37:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: Neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU)s often require a venous access. Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) is the commonly used one. UVCs are known to cause life-threatening complications such as catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). To the best of our knowledge, our unit is the first and only NICU in Turkey that used silver-impregnated UVCs. This study aims to evaluate the impact of silver-impregnated UVC insertion on the incidence of CABSI. Materials and Methods: A total of 108 patients were included in this retrospective study. After the application of exclusion criteria, the control group was composed of neonates (n=58) who had polyurethane (PU) UVCs inserted and the study group consisted of infants (n=41) who had silver-impregnated UVCs inserted. Demographic and clinical data of the mothers and neonates including duration of UVC insertion and sepsis incidence were collected and compared statistically. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups except for intubation period and mortality. One neonate in each group had CABSI (p=1). Four neonates, two in each group, were diagnosed with clinical sepsis. Total CABSI incidence in our whole population was 2% and 3.3 per 1000 catheter days. Conclusion: Strict precautions should be taken to prevent infection in every unit. In NICUs with low incidence of sepsis, silver-impregnated UVCs may have no further effect in the reduction of CABSI. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Coskun, Y., Kayas, K., Ercin, S., & Gursoy, T. (2021). Use of silver-impregnated umbilical venous catheters for prevention of catheter associated bloodstream infection in neonates. Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/55641 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Use of silver-impregnated umbilical venous catheters for prevention of catheter associated bloodstream infection in neonates | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
