A prospective study of central venous catheters placed in a tertiary care emergency department: Indications for use, infectious complications, and natural history

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• 作者：Katrina Diaz ; BS^a ; Sean G. Kelly ; MD^b ; Barbara Smith ; BA^a ; Preeti N. Malani ; MD ; MSJ^c ; ^d ; ^{pmalani@umich.edu} ; John G. Younger ; MD ; MS^a
• 关键词：Central line-associated infections ; Emergency medicine ; Infection
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：February 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：40
• 期：1
• 页码：65-67
• 全文大小：192 K

文摘

Despite successful efforts to improve overall central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rates, little is known about CLABSI rates or even central venous catheter insertion practices in the Emergency Department. We sought to determine the baseline CLABSI rate for Emergency Department-inserted central venous catheters and to describe indications for placement, duration of use, and the natural history of these devices.