Central Venous Catheters

06/01/2022 - "Such devices offer a significant improvement to the quality of life for patients and reduced complication rates, particularly infection, in contrast to the classical central venous catheters. "
10/01/2019 - "The leading cause of emergency hospital admission was an acute infection, and having a central venous catheter was associated with a significantly greater risk of admission for an infectious episode."
02/01/2013 - "Several practices have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the incidence of infection in NICUs, including hand hygiene practices, correct management of central venous catheters (CVC), accurate diagnostic strategies and correct use of antimicrobial drugs. "
06/22/2006 - "Therefore, all staff involved in the management of central venous catheters must base their practice on what is agreed in the literature as being effective in reducing the risk of hospital acquired infections. "
08/01/2005 - "New technologies, such as antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters and ventricular shunts, show promise in reducing the infection rates of these devices."

02/01/1994 - "NSTs dramatically reduced the incidence of catheter-related complications, especially sepsis, by developing central venous catheter insertion and care guidelines. "
12/01/2012 - "The majority of the studies showed a significant reduction in bloodstream infection related to or associated with central venous catheters."
04/01/2010 - "To investigate whether maximal sterile barrier precautions (MSBPs) during central venous catheter (CVC) insertion are truly effective in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in patients in general surgical units. "
01/01/2009 - "Some types of antimicrobial-coated central venous catheters (A-CVC) have been shown to be cost effective in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI). "
09/01/1984 - "Closed infusion system with a soft bag and triple bacterial filters in the line was effective for the prevention of sepsis caused by central venous catheter. "

04/01/1995 - "Change of central venous catheter dressings twice a week is superior to once a week in patients with haematological malignancies."
01/01/2020 - "Background: Central venous catheters are convenient for drug delivery and improved comfort for cancer patients, but they also cause serious complications. "
01/01/2017 - "Code status discussion on admission decreased the incidence of central venous catheter placement, intubation with mechanical ventilation, and CPR in both cancer and noncancer patients. "
01/01/2015 - "Long-term central venous catheters are essential for the management of chronic medical conditions, including childhood cancer. "
10/01/2013 - "The use of central venous catheters (CVCs) has greatly improved the quality-of-care in cancer patients, yet these catheters may cause serious infectious and thrombotic complications. "

07/14/2017 - "There was a significant improvement in the thrombosis-free patency rate (HR, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.11-0.82; p = 0.011) and in the secondary patency rate in the QA group (HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.26-0.93; p = 0.030), with no differences in the primary patency rate between the groups (HR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.57-1.61; p = 0.935).There was greater need for a central venous catheter and more hospitalizations associated with vascular access in the control group (p = 0.034/p = 0.029).Total vascular access-related costs were higher in the control group (€227.194 vs. €133.807; p = 0.029). "
09/01/2008 - "Older age (>11 yrs) was protective against thrombosis (p = 0.007; OR 0.995), and the presence of a central venous catheter when analyzed against accumulating risk factors showed a higher risk than that found during the regression analysis (p = 0.001; OR 3.638). "
03/01/1981 - "Clinical studies of a slit-valve central venous catheter in which intraluminal thrombosis is eliminated are described. "
12/01/2014 - "The management of central venous catheters (CVCs) and catheter thrombosis vary among centers, and the efficacy of the methods of management of catheter thrombosis in CVCs is rarely reported. "
09/01/2009 - "The Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test was used to determine if test characteristics varied according to the location of VT (upper or lower extremity), the level of lower-extremity thrombosis (above the knee, below the knee, or both), the presence of active disease or remission, the chronicity or acuteness of thrombosis, and the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC). "

03/01/1996 - "An umbilical tape bridle with a central venous catheter fastener clamp anchor is a safe and effective method to prevent the accidental removal of nasoenteric feeding tubes in critically ill patients. "
07/01/2021 - "This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the syringe-free, long-axis in-plane approach and compared the short-axis classic out-of-plane approach for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement in critically ill pediatric patients. "
07/01/2016 - "Central venous catheters (CVCs) are inserted in many critically ill patients, but there is no gold standard in estimating their approximate depth of insertion. "
09/01/2007 - "Efficacy of the CathRite system to guide bedside placement of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in critically ill patients: a pilot study."
11/01/2002 - "Efficacy of subcutaneous tunneling for prevention of bacterial colonization of femoral central venous catheters in critically ill children."