Brenda Swendra-Henry, MSN, VA-BC, NPD-BC: No financial relationships to disclose
Evidence based interventions incorporated into insertion and maintenance bundles have been core interventions to decrease central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) rates in hospitalized patients. Emerging evidence supports the use of tissue adhesive to improve catheter securement, mitigate bleeding at insertions site and decrease risk of infection. Learn about one hospital's quality improvement experience of adding skin adhesive to insertion and maintenance cares with the purpose of decreasing CLABSI rates in hospitalized adult patients with peripherally inserted central catheters. .
Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact of skin adhesive on unplanned dressing changes.
Explore the evidence associated with the use of tissue adhesives on central venous catheters.
Recommend additional applications of skin adhesive to all central venous catheters as an intervention to decrease infection.
