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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022-2023.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2022 – October 2023.
A 5-day old male infant was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and underwent surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. The patient’s postoperative course was complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and other problems, requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and subsequent cardiac procedures.
Harolds JA, Harolds LB. Clin Nucl Med. 2015–2023.
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; Publication GAO-22-105133. September 14, 2022.
This case describes a 20-year-old woman was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and occlusive thrombus in the right brachial vein surrounding a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line (type, gauge, and length of time the PICC had been in place were not noted). The patient was discharged home but was not given any supplies for cleaning the PICC line, education regarding the signs of PICC line infection, or referral to home health services.