“…Eight studies 12,16,23,24,28,30,32,35 identified the risk factors for IV catheter-associated infections as patient characteristics or medical history, including younger age (reported by 2 studies), 35,40 underlying diseases, 16,30 bone marrow transplant history, 32 receiving total parenteral nutrition treatment, 32 and history of bloodstream infection 32 ; treatment-related factors, including receiving infusion therapy outside the home, 32 in HPN treatment <5 years, 12 or family members with HPN training 12 ; catheter-related factors, including multilumen catheter 32 or central venous access salvage 23 ; and patient social or economic factors such as being a part-time student or recipient of social welfare. 12 Although most researchers found that catheter types were associated with infection, these findings were not consistent and sometimes even conflicted.…”