Central Line Catheter Care Central Venous Catheterization
The category of central line care and maintenance includes care of central lines and staff competencies related to these.
Central line catheter care. A central venous catheter cvc also known as a central line central venous line or central venous access catheter is a catheter placed into a large veinit is a form of venous accessplacement of larger catheters in more centrally located veins is often needed in critically ill patients or in those requiring prolonged intravenous therapies for more reliable vascular access. Benefits of practicing bundle care concept in central line catheter patients. Clinical instability of the patient. With a central venous catheter you basically have a direct line from the outside world right to your heartthats great for getting treatment but it means you have to manage it very carefully.
Our hospital has several characteristics different from the settings in which the central venous catheter cvc care bundle has been implemented so far that is care bundles or protocols are not systematically used and the prevalence of central lineassociated bloodstream infections clabsi is high as is bed occupancy rate. Changing your central line catheter cap the catheter cap on each lumen of your central line needs to be changed once a week. We examined the effectiveness of cvc care bundles. Methods and techniques used during central venous catheter insertion and management are critically important to preventing catheter associated blood stream infections or central line associated bacteraemia.
The studies conducted in this field during the last two decades have helped the healthcare professionals to improve the knowledge about the. Assess and care for central venous catheter dressings. Flushing your central line catheter each lumen of your central line catheter needs to be flushed once a day with a heparin flush. Living with your central line catheter care for your catheter every day to prevent problems.