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Coskun, Yesim |
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Kayas, Kalender |
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Ercin, Secil |
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Gursoy, Tugba |
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2022-03-15T10:37:27Z |
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2022-03-15T10:37:27Z |
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2021 |
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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 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11616/55641 |
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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. |
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eng |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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Use of silver-impregnated umbilical venous catheters for prevention of catheter associated bloodstream infection in neonates |
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article |
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dc.relation.journal |
Annals of Medical Research |
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dc.contributor.department |
İnönü Üniversitesi |
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