An IV delivers fluids and medicine to the body. Unfortunately, they can also result in a serious infection if not maintained properly. Health care professionals, patients and their families must all work together to prevent these dangerous conditions.
Learn how properly cleaning, emptying and maintaining your urinary catheter is essential to preventing infection. Also, learn the signs of infection to be aware of.
After surgery, it's very important to guard against infection, especially at the site of the incision, or surgical wound. This program will teach patients signs of infection to watch out for and what they can do to help prevent infection after surgery.
If you're leaving the hospital with a PICC line, or peripherally inserted central catheter, it is important to know why you have the PICC line what questions to ask of your care provider and your role in maintaining it and avoiding infection. This video helps explains your PICC line care.
