Port Protectors for Prevention of CLABSIs in Respiratory Semi-intensive Care Unit

"Physicians and nurses of RICU have been trained and retrained to GAVECELT bundle recommendations concerning the management of CVC. The bundle includes: hand hygiene and precautions for protection and safety, adequate insertion site, echo-guided placement of central venous line, use of clorexidine 2% for skin disinfection of insertion site chosen and subsequent continuous or discontinuous disinfection of exit site, use of suture-less devices, use of transparent semi-permeable dressing whenever applicable and immediate removal of catheter when no longer needed.~After the first training meeting, the use of Curos® Disinfecting Port Protector for needleless valves port-protector has been introduced."

"Physicians and nurses of RICU have been trained and retrained to GAVECELT bundle recommendations concerning the management of CVC. The bundle includes: hand hygiene and precautions for protection and safety, adequate insertion site, echo-guided placement of central venous line, use of clorexidine 2% for skin disinfection of insertion site chosen and subsequent continuous or discontinuous disinfection of exit site, use of suture-less devices, use of transparent semi-permeable dressing whenever applicable and immediate removal of catheter when no longer needed."