The effective implementation of Curos® Port Protectors in the context of creating a culture of safety Grady Memorial Hospital 953 Beds In January of 2013, two members of the Grady Memorial Hospital nursing staff, Mary Cole, BSN, CIC, Kay Kennedy, MN, RN, NEA-BC, presented a poster at the Annual GHA Patient Safety Summit organized by [...]

Curos Port Protectors Reduced Central Line Bloodstream Infections and Contaminated Blood Draws West Virginia University Health System 531 Beds In 2010 the Joint Commission made the prevention of blood stream infections a National Patient Safety Goal. This came on the heels of the National Healthcare Safety Network report that set national benchmarks for Central Line-Associated [...]

Curos Port Protectors Help to Decrease Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection Banner Estrella Medical Center 214 Beds In a recent study conducted by Chuck Ramirez, Antonina M. Lee and Ken Welch, Curos Port Protectors, which disinfect and protect intravenous (IV) needleless connectors from contamination, were used as part of a trial to assess the device’s [...]

Immediate improvement in the reduction of false-positive blood cultures Des Peres Hospital 167 Beds Des Peres Hospital has introduced a new technology to aid in the fight against Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSIs) and Contaminated Blood Cultures.  The CUROS® Port Protector from Ivera Medical, Inc. is a unique green disinfection cap designed to [...]

Compliance is Key to Hospital Infection Prevention Sharp HealthCare System 343 Beds In July 2009, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center evaluated Curos Port Protectors as an addition to its central line bundle protocol for line maintenance to prevent bloodstream infections in their 35-bed MICU/SICU as part of their hospital infection control. Prior to the trial, [...]

Safe and Effective in the NICU Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif. 272 Beds Focusing on achieving a reduction in hospital-acquired bloodstream infection rates in the facility’s 41-bed NICU, Rady Children’s Hospital began an evaluation of Curos Port Protectors in October 2009 with both MicroClave® and SmartSite® needleless connectors. During a six-month evaluation period the [...]