Application of Parafilm As a Physical Barrier on CVC Connections Is Feasible and May Reduce Clabsi Among Pediatric HCT Patients
Stenger E, Newton J, Leong T, Kendrick L, McManus L, Rooke C, Krishnamurti L. Application of Parafilm As a Physical Barrier on CVC Connections Is Feasible and May Reduce Clabsi Among Pediatric HCT Patients. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2019, 25: s131. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric HCT patientsCentral venous cathetersHCT patientsCLABSI ratesLong-term central venous cathetersExternal central venous cathetersPediatric patients ages 0Pilot quality improvement initiativeHematopoietic cell transplantation patientsYounger aged patientsHistorical control patientsPatients ages 0Cell transplantation patientsHistorical control groupNon-malignant diseasesQuality improvement initiativesCLABSI occurrenceCVC hubsHost diseaseProlonged immunosuppressionTransplantation patientsAutologous HCTCohort studyControl patientsHCT outcomes