BD is the market leader of Port Access, and is the only major manufacturer that has an all-inclusive port access kit that includes the infusion needle.
AllPoints™ Port
Access System
A redesigned, step-by-step port access system designed to aid clinicians in their efforts towards promoting consistency of care.
BD is the market leader of Port Access, and is the only major manufacturer that has an all-inclusive port access kit that includes the infusion needle.
The 3D domed dressing, created specifically for port access, is designed to fit over the port needle and lay flat against the skin.
The single-use hand sanitizer package available exclusively for BD, helps ensure compliance with hand-hygiene policies.
"Validate performance using well-designed forms or checklist that focus on objective, measurable assessment of the actual performance.1" - INS, pg S20
"Adhere to aseptic technique during implanted port access, including use of sterile gloves and mask.1" (V) - INS, pg S58
"Store hand hygiene products in convenient locations at the point of use.1" (IV) - INS, pg S38
"Maintain aseptic technique for the insertion and care of intravascular catheters.2" (Category 1B) - CDC, pg 30
"Having standardized supply carts or kits with all the necessary CVC insertion and care supplies and equipment in 'ready to go' locations saves health care personnel time and helps ensure that the correct supplies and equipment are used for all insertion and maintenance procedures.3" - Joint Commission, pg 46
"Use a transparent semipermeable membrane (TSM) dressing or gauze dressing that covers the noncoring needle and access site when the port is accessed.1" (V) - INS, pg S58
"Use hospital-specific or collaborative-based performance improvement initiatives in which multifaceted strategies are 'bundled' together to improve compliance with evidence-based recommended practices.2" (Category 1B) - CDC, pg 20
"Hand hygiene should be performed before and after palpating catheter insertion sites as well as before and after inserting, replacing, accessing, repairing, or dressing an intravascular catheter.2" (Category 1B) - CDC, pg 29
1. Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, Supplement to January / February 2016 Volume 39 •Number 1S
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. 2011
3. The Joint Commission. Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Global Challenge, a Global Perspective. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources, May 2012.
1. Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, Supplement to January / February 2016 Volume 39 •Number 1S
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. 2011
3. The Joint Commission. Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Global Challenge, a Global Perspective. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources, May 2012.
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1. Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, Supplement to January / February 2016 Volume 39 •Number 1S
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. 2011
3. The Joint Commission. Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Global Challenge, a Global Perspective. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources, May 2012.