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Survey of Infection Control Practices in Hemodialysis Units: Preventing Vascular Access–Associated Bloodstream Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Pascale Trépanier ,
Caroline Quach ,
Milagros Gonzales ,
Élise Fortin ,
Mohammed Kaouache ,
Simon Desmeules ,
Isabelle Rocher ,
Muleka Ngenda-Muadi ,
Charles Frenette  and
Claude Tremblay
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Pascale Trépanier
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Caroline Quach
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Milagros Gonzales
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Élise Fortin
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mohammed Kaouache
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Simon Desmeules
Affiliation:
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, CHU de Québec Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Isabelle Rocher
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Muleka Ngenda-Muadi
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Charles Frenette
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Claude Tremblay*
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*
Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, 11 Côte du Palais, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 2J6, Canada (claude.tremblay@chuq.qc.ca).
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Objective

Despite surveillance, the Quebec Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Program saw no improvement in vascular access–associated bloodstream infections in hemodialysis (HD). We aimed to determine the infection control measures recommended and implemented in Quebec’s HD units, compliance of local protocols to infection control practice guidelines, and reasons behind the low prevalence of arteriovenous fistulas.

Methods

An online survey was elaborated on the basis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines. The questionnaire was validated (construct, content, face validity, and reliability) and sent to all HD units in Quebec (n = 40). Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, linear regression, and Poisson regression.

Results

Thirty-seven (93%) of 40 HD units participated. Thirty (94%) of the 32 centers where central catheters are inserted have written insertion protocols. Compliance with practice guidelines is good, except for full-body draping during catheter insertion (79%) and ointment use at insertion site (3%). Prevention measures for catheter maintenance are in accordance with guidelines, except for skin disinfection with at least 0.5% chlorhexidine and 70% alcohol (67% compliance) and regular antiseptic ointment use at the insertion site (3%). Before fistula cannulation, skin preparation is suboptimal; forearm hygiene is performed in only 61% of cases. Several factors explain the low rate of fistulas, including patient preference (69%) and lack of surgical resources (39%; P = .01).

Conclusions

Improvement in standardization of care according to practice guidelines is necessary. Fistula rate could be increased by improving access to surgical resources and patient education. Strategies are now being elaborated to address these findings.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 7 , July 2014 , pp. 833 - 838
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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