Observation and nursing of 9 very low birth weight infants with PICC catheter-related infections / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

This paper summarizes the nursing experience of 9 very low birth weight infants with catheter-related infections. Among the 132 very low birth weight infants with PICC,9 cases suffered from catheter-related infections. Three cases showed positive results on the germiculture of catheter tip and blood, two cases showed positive result only on the germiculture of blood, and four cases showed negative results on both germiculture of catheter tip and blood. One infant's parent gave up the treatment and eight cases were cured. It is suggested that closely monitoring the signs of infections and taking effective treatment and nursing care as early as possible were the key points of infection control.