—~, Z Arab Health World SG Basal droll pile wewwahwmag.net Loerie eae . MMM FEATURES How Safe Are Cannulae? Since JAMA published a paper, in its Oct 2007 issue, about the incidence of invasive Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) in the US. patients, doctors and healthcare workers have begun looking more carefully at various procedures carried out in hospitals A big number of Peripheral Venous Cannulae (PVCs) cur- rently used in clinical practice result in an increasing number of PVC-related complications such as phlebitis, thrombosis, and bacteremia. Chhadia, Ankur et al, in a study published In The Joumal of Hand Surgery, reported that 73% of people Soe eld) SLUNG fa IIS i st ll ea pay py MASA Lyell Anesthesia and Pain Management A have their hands colonized by MRSA. Most guidelines advise healthcare professionals to use the hand to place a PVC. This was based on provious studios carried out in intensive caro settings and evidence from central venous catheters (CVC) Incidence of staphylococcus infection of blood is more com- mon in patients having an IV Cannula administered in the ER Since almost all the national effort and progress to date to reduce the risk of IVD-related infection has focused on cen- tral venous cannulae used in hospitals; infection control pro- grams must now strive fo consistently apply essential control measures and preventive technologies with all types of IV cannulae. Skin preparation may not always be effective as most anti- septics are bacteriostatic. This may result in the introduction of the microorganism present on the skin, resulting in severe toxemia, shock, and possible death of the patient. Spring-loaded cannula and U-Cannula presented by Medifix International Ltd wore designed to reduce the number of at- tempis required to introduce a cannula. The device was de- voloped after the hypothesis was tested clinically and results published in medical joumals. These cannulae are safer than safely cannulae because they offers protection from needie stick injury and may help reduce introduction of spreading MRSA to patients. These products are patented and now available for licensing to manufacture and marketm Sol asi yes) LAS! 3 pial Sed oe Spel 9 al aah ial Lng ELIE Hye le Bl gh Silane ila On Lgl el atta nd MOT 253 ps [ REFER TO RIN 15ON PAGE #7 J 6 ARAB HEALTH WORLD (AHW) January - February 2008 / Vol. XXII Issue 1 Visit us at: wabwumag.net