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dc.contributor.authorStuart, Rhonda L
dc.contributor.authorGrayson, M Lindsay
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Paul DR
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-08T03:35:29Z
dc.date.available2018-05-08T03:35:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-03T02:54:32Z
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/mja13.11005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/59786
dc.description.abstractIn reply: We thank Collignon and colleagues for their letter regarding our study on peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC)-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.1 We agree with their comments. Both their data and ours support the potential importance of establishing a national standard for the insertion and management of PIVCs in Australia. Such a standard needs to address the basics of PIVC management: not inserting PIVCs unless required;2 using an aseptic technique when inserting PIVCs (including the use of sterile gloves); immediate removal of PIVCs placed in emergency situations; and subsequent removal of all PIVCs after no longer than 72 hours. Adherence to such a national standard could then be regularly audited, in much the same way that hand hygiene is now audited across the country,3 allowing comparisons and feedback between hospitals. Such an initiative is necessary if we are to see rates of PIVC-associated S. aureus bacteraemia decrease.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd
dc.publisher.placeSydney, Australia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom751
dc.relation.ispartofpageto752
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedical Journal of Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume199
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titlePrevention of peripheral intravenous catheter - related bloodstream infections: the need for routine replacement
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC3 - Articles (Letter/ Note)
dc.type.codec3
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gro.facultyGriffith Health Faculty
gro.rights.copyrightStuart RL, Grayson ML and Johnson PDR. Prevention of peripheral intravenous catheter-related bloodstream infections: the need for routine replacement. Med J Aust 2013; 199 (11): 751. © Copyright 2013 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
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gro.griffith.authorWebster, Joan
gro.griffith.authorRickard, Claire
gro.griffith.authorPlayford, Elliott G.


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