Risk of infection due to medical interventions via central venous catheters or implantable venous access port systems at the middle port of a three-way cock: luer lock cap vs. luer access split septum system (Q-Syte)

BACKGROUND: Many cancer patients receive a central venous catheter or port system prior to therapy to assure correct drug administration. Even appropriate hygienic intervention maintenance carries the risk of contaminating the middle port (C-port) of a three-way cock (TWC), a risk that increases wit...

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Autores principales: Pohl, Fabian, Hartmann, Werner, Holzmann, Thomas, Gensicke, Sandra, Kölbl, Oliver, Hautmann, Matthias G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Technical Advance
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3932045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24460652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-41

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