2101. Catheter-related Infections Complicating Central Venous Catheter Access Device Insertion: A Retrospective Audit and Comparison of Two Cohorts

BACKGROUND: Central venous access devices (CVAD) are essential for long-term intra-venous treatment of malignancies and other conditions. Catheter-related infections (CRI) complicate long-term CVAD use at rates between 1.5 and 5%, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Current evidence do...

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Autores principales: Hoey, Anne, Edinger-Reeve, Milan, Anshaw, Melissa, Chan, Hubert, Konecny, Pamela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254061/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1757

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