Effects of a Care Package on the Shelf Life and Incidence of the Infection of Central Peripheral Venous Catheter in the Premature Infants Admitted to the NICU

Background: Neonates require continuous and reliable intravenous routes to receive fluids, intravenous nutrition, and medications; accordingly, repeated interventions are essential to implant these routes. Percutaneous catheterization is a technology used for this purpose. Considering that central line infections are a major concern in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), the present study aimed to assess the effects of using a care package on...