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Incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections following ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Ultrasonographic guidance is widely used for central venous catheterization. Several studies have revealed that ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization increases the rate of success during the first attempt and reduces the procedural ...
Jun Takeshita, Kazuya Tachibana, Yasufumi Nakajima, Nobuaki Shime   +3 more
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Intensive care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards catheter-related bloodstream infections and evidence-based nursing: results from a descriptive and cross-sectional survey conducted in a hospital in Türkiye [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Intensive care units pose a risk for catheter-related infections because they are the setting of frequent catheter use. This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards preventing catheter-related ...
Elif Gezginci Akpinar, Habibe Filiz Akdemir, Sonay Goktas   +2 more
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Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections among patients on maintenance haemodialysis: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ghana [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSIs) are notable complications among patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis. However, data on the prevalence of CRBSIs is lacking.
Bismark Opoku-Asare, Vincent Boima, Vincent Jessey Ganu, Elvis Aboagye, Olive Asafu-Adjaye, Anita Ago Asare, Isaac Kyeremateng, Edward Kwakyi, Adwoa Agyei, Eric Sampane-Donkor, Peter Puplampu   +10 more
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Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infections Among Hemodialysis Patients in Northern Tanzania: Insights From a Single‐Centre Retrospective Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims A catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is a life‐threatening complication of hemodialysis. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality and a costly long hospital stay.
Andrea R. Costantine, Sarah J. Urasa, Abid M. Sadiq, Elichilia R. Shao, Furaha S. Lyamuya, Elieishiupendo M. Niccodem, Eugénie M. Kamabu, Venance P. Maro, Elifuraha W. Mkwizu, Nyasatu G. Chamba, Francis F. Furia, Tumaini E. Mirai, Eliada B. Nziku, Doreen T. Eliah, Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Muhina, Faryal M. Raza, Modesta P. Mitao, Kajiru G. Kilonzo   +17 more
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Economic Evaluation and Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
Catheter-related bloodstream infections are a serious problem. Many interventions reduce risk, and some have been evaluated in cost-effectiveness studies. We review the usefulness and quality of these economic studies.
Kate Halton, Nicholas Graves
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Study of the effectiveness of antimicrobial dressings with chlorhexidine bigluconate in the prevention of catheter-related blood-stream infections in pediatric intensive care units

Perioperative Medicine, 2023
Introduction. Nosocomial infections are risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Among other factors, these infections are strongly associated with invasive devices.
Dmytro Dmytriev, Oleksandr Nazarchuk, Yuliana Babina   +2 more
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Current Approach for the Prevention of Central Venous Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections in Children

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2021
Central line-associated bloodstream infections are the most common and significant complications of central venous catheters. The development of central line-associated bloodstream infection in children is increasingly recognized worldwide, although it ...
Ebru Melek Benligül, Murat Bektaş, Gazi Arslan   +2 more
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in a neonatal population - systematic review,

Jornal de Pediatria, 2018
Objective: This was a systematic review of the incidence density and risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in a neonatal population.
Viviane Rosado, Paulo A.M. Camargos, Lêni M. Anchieta, Maria C.F. Bouzada, Gabriela M. de Oliveira, Wanessa T. Clemente, Roberta M. de C. Romanelli   +6 more
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Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections [PDF]

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2009
Tunneled, cuffed, double-lumen catheters are commonly used for long-term venous access in hemodialysis patients. Complications of these catheters, including catheter-related infection, are a major cause of morbidity and resource utilization in the hemodialysis population.
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Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection [PDF]

The Neurohospitalist, 2013
Intravascular catheters required for the care of many hospitalized patients can give rise to bloodstream infection, a complication of care that has occurred most frequently in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. Elucidation of the pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) has guided development of effective diagnostic ...
Harshal, Shah, Wendelyn, Bosch, Kristine M, Thompson, Walter C, Hellinger   +3 more
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