Persistent Catheter-Related
Bacteremia: Clearance With Antibiotics and Urokinase
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly used for prolonged
venous access in many disease processes. Catheter-related bacteremia is
a frequent complication of central venous catheters. If catheter-related
bacteremia is persistent on appropriate antibiotics, current recommendations
are to remove the line.
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Long-Term Central
Venous Catheters: Issues for Care
Infection is a well-recognized complication of all types of
catheters. Infections are potentially life-threatening, particularly in
patients with neutrophil counts of <500 cells/mm, in those with rapidly
declining neutropenia, or those with protracted neutropenia. |
Consequences of Intravascular
Catheter Sepsis
Arnow PM, Quimosing EM, Beach M
Infections Caused by Central Venous Catheters
in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
John G. Prichard MD MHS, M Jane Nelson RN BSN, Lance
Burns MD, Haley Jo Kaplowitz PhD, Brenda L. Caillouet RN BSN, and
Mary A. Sanchez RN BSN, Houston, TX
Technical Refinements and Prevention of Infections
in Central Venous Catheter Positioning
Alessandro Inserra MD, Silvia Madafferi MD, Paola Marchetti MD,
Camillo Boglino MD, Rome, Italy
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