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Goal: To provide an overview of a quality assessment and performance improvement program regarding central venous catheter infection control in pediatric patients on hemodialysis.
Objectives:
- Explain the complications that can increase patient morbidity and mortality, and shorten catheter survival, in patients on hemodialysis.
- Describe the quality assessment and performance improvement program as presented by these authors to attempt to reduce bloodstream infections through the use of Tego® connectors.
Acknowledgment: The authors would like to acknowledge the nurses in the dialysis unit for their work on this project: Gerry Cullins, BSN, RN; DeAnne Dey, BSN, RN; Karen Dunn, BSN, RN; Fe Follosco, BSN, RN; Cathy Hansen, RN; Caitlin MacLaughlin, BSN, RN; Jolyne Selvidge, RN; and Cathy Watt, RN, CNN.
Statement of Disclosure: The authors reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.
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