Simple procedures can reduce deaths, says CDC
(USER SUBMITTED) - Wash your hands, doc! The CDC estimates that 80,000 people annually develop bloodstream infections from improper procedure while inserting catheters and IVs, with 30,000 of those patients dying. According to a survey of medical professionals, these deaths occur because hospital administrators fail to pay attention to these easily preventable illnesses, and allow their hospitals to operate with a culture that is lax in attention to sterilization details, reports the Washington Post . More»
