If there is a documented BSI and other sources have been ruled
out, then it would be appropriate to call it PICC related. Most
primary BSI is catheter related and if the catheter is a PICC then it
is PICC related. Lynn
At 11:05 PM -0500 3/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I need the help of the list serve.
Do we have a national bench mark for PICC infections? I am having trouble with our infection control department and how they are reporting infections. The way they report it is if a patient has a BSI and they have a PICC line then it is "PICC related" They don't come out and say it is the PICC, just related. What are other areas doing about reporting of PICC infections?
Thank you in advance.
Linda Lembo NJ
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Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
http://www.hadawayassociates.com
office 770-358-7861
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
http://www.hadawayassociates.com
office 770-358-7861
