Impact of the positive pressure valve on vascular access device occlusions and bloodstream infections

Background/Purpose The use of needleless positive pressure connector valves (PPVs) on venous access devices (VADs) has been shown to have possible benefits in decreasing VAD occlusion rates. Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) rates, however, have been variable. With this potential for im...

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Main Author: Btaiche, Imad (author)
Other Authors: Khalidi, Nabil (author), Kovacevich, Debra S. (author), Papke-O'Donnell, Lorelei F. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4529
http://dx.doi.org/10.2309/java.14-2-6
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1552885509700893?np=y
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