SUBJECT: Central Venous Catheter, Tunneled, Dressing Change

SUBJECT: Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change. PURPOSE: To minimize the potential for local or systemic catheter related sepsis in patients with tunneled central venous catheters. DEFINITIONS: Tunneled cuffed – Catheter implanted into subclavian, internal jugular, or femoral vein; cuff inhibits migration of organisms into catheter tract. ................
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