Medidas de prevenção de infecção relacionadas ao manuseio do cateter venoso central de curta permanência em terapia intensiva

• Autor(a) principal: Fabiana Soares Araújo dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/45547
• topic: Infecções de cateter venoso central; Cateterismo venoso central; Unidades de terapia intensiva; Cuidados de enfermagem; Cateterismo Venoso Central; Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva; Cuidados de enfermagem

It is worth mentioning the importance of the prevention of infection in intensive care unit, since the rate of infection may be even greater in this type of service, since the patient usually has a long time. It is an integrative review of literature that aimed to identify the infection prevention measures related to the handling of short stay central venous catheter in intensive care unit. As regards the methodological procedure, the search was through the database of Virtual Health Library, in the period April 2012 in Portuguese and English languages, in the period from 2006 to 2011. Were found recommendations for preventing infection of the bloodstream. Control measures and prevention of health care-related infections are known and there are guidelines to be followed. Yet the professionals who work in health care have been neglecting these measures. Efforts should be directed towards professional training and continuing education programs, with a focus on ethical, legal and professional issues, to which occurs a transformation of this reality.