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Risk factors for catheter-related infections in patients on hemodialysis [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018 Background/Aim. Catheter-related infections are a significant morbidity and mortality cause in patients on hemodialysis. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, to analyze risk factors and to identify etiological causes of catheter ...
Knežević Violeta +5 more
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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 +3 more
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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 +10 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2019 Background Infections are the second leading cause of death and hospitalisation among haemodialysis (HD) patients. Rates of access-related bloodstream infections (AR-BSI) are influenced by patient characteristics and local protocols.
Husham Mohamed +6 more
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections
International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2014 Central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are an important cause of hospital-acquired infection associated with morbidity, mortality, and cost. Consequences depend on associated organisms, underlying pre-morbid conditions, timeliness, and appropriateness of the treatment/interventions received.
Rupam Gahlot +9 more
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Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2015 INTRODUCTION: This study aims to document and analyze the central venous catheter (CVC)-related complications in children with hematological diseases who were treated within a single institution.
Ayhan Pektaş +2 more
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Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 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 +6 more
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Taurolidine lock is superior to heparin lock in the prevention of catheter related bloodstream infections and occlusions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) are at risk for catheter-related complications; mainly infections and occlusions. We have previously shown in HPN patients presenting with catheter sepsis that catheter locking with taurolidine dramatically ...
Evelyn D Olthof +5 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 infections in an Indian tertiary care hospital
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010 Introduction: This study had two objectives: 1) to determine the clinical and microbiological profiles of patients developing intravascular catheter-related local (localized catheter colonization and exit site) and systemic infections and their ...
Ramanathan Parameswaran +4 more
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