Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related …
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SummaryIntroductionEpidemiology and MicrobiologyPathogenesisReplacement of CathetersRecommendations For Placement of Intravascular Catheters in Adults and ChildrenReferences Peripheral Venous CathetersScheduled replacement of intravascular catheters has been proposed as a method to prevent phlebitis and catheter-related infections. Studies of short peripheral venous catheters indicate that the incidence of thrombophlebitis and bacterial colonization of catheters increases when cathet… Midline CathetersMidline catheters have been associated with lower rates of phlebitis than short peripheral catheters and with lower rates of infection than CVCs (129--131). In one prospective study of 140 midline catheters, their use was associated with a BSI rate of 0.8 per 1,000 catheter-days (131). …
Peripheral Venous CathetersScheduled replacement of intravascular catheters has been proposed as a method to prevent phlebitis and catheter-related infections. Studies of short peripheral venous catheters indicate that the incidence of thrombophlebitis and bacterial colonization of catheters increases when cathet…
Midline CathetersMidline catheters have been associated with lower rates of phlebitis than short peripheral catheters and with lower rates of infection than CVCs (129--131). In one prospective study of 140 midline catheters, their use was associated with a BSI rate of 0.8 per 1,000 catheter-days (131). …
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