Abstract
Compliance with the aseptic precautions during intravenous access among the nursing staff at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL)
Highlights
Aseptic precautions are precautionary methods followed in any procedure where there is a possibility of introducing microorganisms into the patient’s body
Improper practice of aseptic precautions could lead to healthcare associated infections in the hospital setting
Intravenous access is one of the commonly performed invasive procedures in the clinical practice to fulfil a variety of purposes including administration of intravenous (IV) drugs, setting up of infusions and blood transfusions, etc
Summary
Aseptic precautions are precautionary methods followed in any procedure where there is a possibility of introducing microorganisms into the patient’s body. The details of the aseptic techniques vary from one centre to the other, but they are similar in principle.[1] Improper practice of aseptic precautions could lead to healthcare associated infections in the hospital setting. Despite the guidelines developed in most countries, compliance with aseptic precautions is known to be internationally suboptimal.[3] One reason for the poor practice would be that since it is hard to pinpoint an actual time or event that causes an infection, nurses are unlikely to become involved in litigation.[4] It is said that health care workers are more cautious and tend to follow the aseptic precautions during complex procedures (e.g. epidural catheterization, lumbar puncture) and in special settings such as operating theatres. Most of the previous studies focused on standard/universal precautions and limited data is available regarding the practice of aseptic precautions
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