Infection Prevention

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, Peggy Bushey, BSN, RN, CDN, talks about a new technique to reduce access-related blood stream infections.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a clinical practice guideline and appropriate use criteria to help clinicians prevent surgical site infection in adults with major extremity trauma, according to a press release.

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a plan to distribute 400 million N95 masks from the Strategic National Stockpile and make them available for free at tens of thousands of pharmacies and health centers in the U.S.

Implementing evidence-based prevention practices across the nephrology community may be a solution to limiting peritoneal dialysis infections, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.

A pandemic-themed escape room increased staff adherence to infection prevention and control measures in a Texas health care system, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology meeting.

Researchers found that most patients recovering from COVID-19 had at least one persistent symptom, the most common being shortness of breath or dyspnea, exhaustion or fatigue and sleep disorders, according to an analysis of 45 studies.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society developed and released a checklist to resume ASC operations for patients who deferred ophthalmic care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.