Hospital NICUs are getting an early Christmas present: the ability to opt out on tubing that could put their newborn patients at risk.
The Joint Commission, the nation’s foremost accreditation organization for health care programs, recently confirmed it will not endorse tubing connector technology known as ENFit. Hailed as a victory for infant safety, the decision comes in response to a letter from the National Coalition for Infant Health that outlined concerns about the ENFit design.
But, what is the ENFit tubing connector? And, why is this a victory for infant safety?
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