Preventions

How to prevent infection in vascular access?

• Teach patients and staff on infection control
• Change dressing each time after dialysis using gauze and povidone iodine ointment.
• Catheter care and measuring flow are done in a sterile way.
• Catheter connection and disconnection is done in a sterile way wearing gloves and mask.
• By this technique, trials showed a significant reduction in the stapholococcusaurius, reduced incidence of bacteremia and catheter tip colonization.