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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A light‐activated catheter insert combines antimicrobial blue light with nitric oxide release to generate complementary oxidative and nitrosative stress, producing potent broad‐spectrum antimicrobial activity. The approach achieves greater than 4‐log reductions in bacterial and fungal viability and significantly reduces Staphylococcus aureus ...
Alexander Bruckmann +7 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyIntroduction: Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) continues to be a major healthcare associated infection in Intensive Care Units. The necessity of Central Venous Catheters (CVC) for critically ill patients creates a significant challenge in ...
Vanitha Malar Nachiappan +1 more
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Prevention of catheter-related bacteremia with a daily ethanol lock in patients with tunnelled catheters: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) results in significant attributable morbidity and mortality. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we studied the efficacy and safety of a daily ethanol lock for the prevention of CRBSI
Lennert Slobbe +6 more
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Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Background Intestinal failure patients receiving home parenteral nutrition are at risk of catheter‐related bloodstream infection. Metastatic infections include infective endocarditis and vertebral osteomyelitis. We aimed to investigate the incidences of catheter‐related bloodstream infection, infective endocarditis, and vertebral osteomyelitis
Selma Maria Boltz‐Jensen +9 more
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is the standard of care for adults with chronic intestinal failure (CIF), but evidence from publicly funded healthcare systems in middle‐income countries is limited. This study describes an 11‐year experience of a structured, nursing‐led HPN program within Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS ...
Tatiana da Cunha Rana +5 more
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CRBSI per patient for trials that compared ethanol locks with heparin.
, 2019 CRBSI per patient for trials that compared ethanol locks with heparin.
Bo Wang (86769) +3 more
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Prevenzione delle infezioni catetere venoso centrale correlate (CRBSI)
Giornale di Clinica Nefrologica e Dialisi, 2013 L'uso dei cateteri venosi centrali (CVC) temporanei o permanenti è in costante aumento tra i pazienti emodializzati, ma questi dispositivi sono gravati da numerose complicanze, potenzialmente anche gravi. Tra queste, sicuramente le infezioni sono quelle con un maggiore impatto su morbilità e mortalità.
Cornacchiari, Marina +5 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 11, Page 4828-4838, November 2026.ABSTRACT Aims To describe and compare institutional patterns of vascular access device use, dwell time, and failure, and to explore their implications for nursing practice. Design Retrospective multicentre observational cohort study. Methods Routinely collected nursing records of vascular access device insertion and removal were analysed from seven ...
Ismael Fernández‐Fernández +8 more
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Nursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2026.ABSTRACT Aim (s) To examine catheter‐related complications across different flushing strategies for totally implantable venous access devices when care is delivered through a standardized, nurse‐led, protocol‐driven framework. Design A single‐center, prospective, exploratory, randomized, single‐blind, three‐arm parallel‐group clinical trial.
Chi‐Jia Ho +7 more
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Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Background: Catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients on haemodialysis (HD). We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of antimicrobial lock solutions (ALS) in ...
Ahmad M. Yakasai +9 more
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