A 68-year-old man with percutaneous nephrostomy tubes is brought to the emergency department by his wife because of confusion. The wife says that he is "not his usual self" and responded with nonsensical phrases when she awoke him for breakfast. He has prostate cancer and receives leuprolide injections every 3 months. He appears uncomfortable and diaphoretic. He is oriented to person but not to place or time. His temperature is 36.8°C (98.2°F), pulse is 124/min, respirations are 22/min, and blood pressure is 76/50 mm Hg when supine. Pulse oximetry on room air shows an oxygen saturation of 96%. In the emergency department, a decision is made to insert a central venous catheter. In addition to sterile draping during the procedure, which of the following actions would be most likely to prevent intravascular catheter-related infections?

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A 68-year-old man with percutaneous nephrostomy tubes is brought to the emergency department by his wife because of confusion. The wife says that he is "not his usual self" and responded with nonsensical phrases when she awoke him for breakfast. He has prostate cancer and receives leuprolide injections every 3 months. He appears uncomfortable and diaphoretic. He is oriented to person but not to place or time. His temperature is 36.8°C (98.2°F), pulse is 124/min, respirations are 22/min, and blood pressure is 76/50 mm Hg when supine. Pulse oximetry on room air shows an oxygen saturation of 96%. In the emergency department, a decision is made to insert a central venous catheter.  In addition to sterile draping during the procedure, which of the following actions would be most likely to prevent intravascular catheter-related infections?

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Eductional Objective: Nosocomial bloodstream infections are usually associated with intravascular catheters, which allow skin commensals such as Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci to enter the bloodstream

A 68-Year-Old Man with Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tubes Is Brought to the Emergency