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• New Catheter Materials Fail To Prevent Infections, Complications: Study

  January 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Australian researchers say they found no significant improvements for preventing infections, blood clots and device failures when using newer catheter materials compared to traditional polyurethane.

• Black and Hispanic Dialysis Patients Face Higher Risks of Bloodstream Infections Due to Poor Care: CDC

  February 7, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds Latino and Black dialysis patients face a higher risk of infections than their White counterparts.

• Central Line Catheter Infections Greatly Reduced By Targeted Prevention Steps: Study

  January 27, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that a number of safety measures used in some hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of central line catheter infections.

• Hospital-Acquired Central Line Infections Cut By Disinfection Caps

  June 12, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A university dramatically cut central line infection rates by using disinfected caps with catheters.

• Central Line Infections Can Be Reduced by Replacing Connectors: Study

  September 19, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A large number of deadly central line infections could be avoided by using zero-pressure connectors in the IV systems, researchers say.

• Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study

  September 6, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.

• Hospital Infections Not Curbed By Medicare Penalties: Study

  October 11, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  New Medicare penalties have not been enough to curb the rates of certain hospital infections, according to the findings of...

• Central Line Blood Infections Cut 40% in ICU with Improved Safety Culture

  September 17, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  New safety guidelines may allow hospitals to cut their rate of central line blood infections nearly in half, according to...

• Hospital Infection Lawsuit Filed Over Tainted IV

  April 18, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A Virginia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after suffering an infection in a hospital that was allegedly caused...

• Central Line Infections on Decline, But Many Hospitals Fail to Report Data

  June 15, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A new study on central line infections finds that while some hospitals are winning the fight to reduce the number...