Publications by authors named "Nathalie De Santis"
An audit of central venous catheter insertion and management practices in two French university hospitals.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how well two university hospitals followed French guidelines to prevent infections related to central venous catheters (CVCs).
- An observational audit was carried out in 7 wards using a digital tool to gather data on compliance.
- Results indicated that while hand hygiene practices were generally good (90% compliance), there were notable gaps in glove use and rinsing practices; further investigation is needed to understand the barriers to following these evidence-based recommendations.
Between 2013 and 2014 a Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) outbreak occurred in a teaching hospital in France. The outbreak was significant possibly due to the lack of implementation of recommended control measures. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of the lack of adherence to control measures for prevention of VRE acquisition in contact patients taking into account individual risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroshong or implanted catheter infections in ambulatory haematological patients.
J Infect Public Health
December 2010
Incidence rates of bacteraemia and catheter-related infections were measured prospectively amongst haematological patients having long-term catheters and hospitalised in the ambulatory care unit between November 2005 and October 2006. The following risk factors were collected: age, sex, catheter type, follow-up duration, level of personal hygiene, pathology, number of lines of treatment, autograft and erythropoietin treatment. 340 patients were included, having 353 catheters (100 of the Groshong-type, followed during 17,621 days, and 253 of the type with implantable ports, followed during 51,049 days).
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