Aim: Central venous catheters are usedextensively in intensive care units but can sometimes lead to catheter relatedblood stream infections. This study was carried out to determine the effect ofguideline-based care bundle on possible catheter-related bloodstream infectionin the application and care of central venous catheter in patients receivingfollow-up and treatment in anesthesia intensive care unit.
Method: The study is a retrospective andexperimental one. The study population consisted of patients who were treatedin an anesthesia intensive care unit of a university hospital between June 2015and June 2016, to whom the central line was inserted in this unit by the teamworking in the unit and who required central line insertion for at least 48hours. The patients in the study population also comprised the study sample.The guideline-based application and care bundle was administered under thesupervision of the researcher in the intensive care unit and the patients wereevaluated on a daily basis for bloodstream infection.
Results: When comparing data obtained fromthe study with data from the previous period, it was found that theguideline-based application and care bundle decreased the catheter-relatedbloodstream infection rate from 10.59/1000 to 2.88/1000 and this reduction wasconsidered statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: According to this study’sdata, the guideline-based care bundle is an effective and useful way to reduceinfection.
Cite this article as: Süha, B. K.,Karagözoğlu Ş. (2019). The effect of a guide based application bundle on thecatheter-related infection. FNJN Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing,27(3), 222-230.