Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections 2011

Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections 2011

2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
Download the complete 2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections [PDF - 1.05 MB | 83 PAGES]
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf


Naomi P. O'Grady, M.D.[1], Mary Alexander, R.N.[2], Lillian A. Burns, M.T., M.P.H., C.I.C.[3], E. Patchen Dellinger, M.D.[4], Jeffery Garland, M.D., S.M.[5], Stephen O. Heard, M.D.[6], Pamela A. Lipsett, M.D.[7], Henry Masur, M.D.[1], Leonard A. Mermel, D.O., Sc.M.[8], Michele L. Pearson, M.D.[9], Issam I. Raad, M.D.[10], Adrienne Randolph, M.D., M.Sc.[11], Mark E. Rupp, M.D.[12], Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H.[13] and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)[14].
CDC - 2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections - HICPAC

Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009
2009 CAUTI Guidelines (407 KB / 67 pages ► http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/CAUTI/CAUTIguideline2009final.pdf) and Appendices (4.41 MB / 268 pages ► http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/CAUTI/CAUTI_GuidelineAppendices2009final.pdf) are available for download in PDF format.

Carolyn V. Gould, MD, MSCR 1; Craig A. Umscheid, MD, MSCE 2; Rajender K. Agarwal, MD, MPH 2; Gretchen Kuntz, MSW, MSLIS 2; David A. Pegues, MD 3 and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)4

1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

2 Center for Evidence-based Practice
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

3 Division of Infectious Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

CDC - CAUTI Guideline Fast Facts - HICPAC
CDC - CAUTI Guideline Fast Facts - HICPAC

About HICPAC

HICPAC is a federal advisory committee made up of 14 external infection control experts who provide advice and guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the practice of health care infection control, strategies for surveillance and prevention and control of health care associated infections in United States health care facilities.

One of the primary functions of the committee is to issue recommendations for preventing and controlling health care associated infections in the form of guidelines, resolutions and informal communications.

Other functions and activities include information exchange with CDC staff and formal and informal interactions with other CDC advisory committees such as the National Center for Infectious Diseases Board of Scientific Counselors, the Advisory Counsel on Elimination of Tuberculosis and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

The committee has liaison representatives from professional organizations and other federal agencies - including the Association for Professionals of Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc., the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the Food and Drug Administration; and such other non-voting liaison representatives as the Secretary deems necessary to effectively carry out the functions of the Committee.

The 14 members include the chair and co-chair. Members are recommended by the CDC and appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services from experts in the fields of infectious diseases, healthcare associated infections, nursing, surgery, epidemiology, public health, health outcomes and related areas of expertise.

CDC - About - HICPAC


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