New intravenous catheter component identified as infection source

A hospital noticed a coincidental increase in intensive care patients developing sepsis, an infection of the blood, and the introduction of a contemporary device to intravenous catheters. The valve was isolated as the key risk factor in the greater incidence of infection rates, none of which resulted in death. The introduction of new hospital equipment always undergoes rigorous testing before and after implementation due to the risk of complications, including infection. The hospital has since withdrawn the device and implored employees to avoid using it, preferring the previous apparatus.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Ascribe Newswire

Related Disease Topics:

• Sepsis
• Infection

Related Symptom Topics:

• Death

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About: New intravenous catheter component identified as infection source

Date: 9 January 2006

Source: Ascribe Newswire

URL: http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060109.085424&time=09%2045%20PST&year=2006&public=0

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of sepsis
• Cause of blood infection
• Cause of infection
• Cause of ICU infection
• Risk and intravenous catheters
• Risk and catheters
• Risk and needles
• Risk and drip
• Risk and sepsis
• Risk and blood infection
• Risk and infection
• Risk and hospital equipment
• Risk and death

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