2008
DOI: 10.1159/000162286
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days

Abstract: Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications. Only few prospective studies on this subject exist, most of them based on small samples. The objective of this study was to provide reliable estimates of incidence rates of CVC complications in everyday HPN patient care in Germany. Patients and Methods: Aiming for a large prospective c… Show more

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“…14,25,35,38,39 However, in 3 studies researchers relied on patients’ self-reported information in identifying infections. 12,13,26 A major threat to the internal validity was related to the small sample sizes, which may limit the ability to detect significant associations. 12,23,24,26,30,35,38 Also, bivariate analysis was frequently used to identify risk factors without adjusting for major confounding variables.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14,25,35,38,39 However, in 3 studies researchers relied on patients’ self-reported information in identifying infections. 12,13,26 A major threat to the internal validity was related to the small sample sizes, which may limit the ability to detect significant associations. 12,23,24,26,30,35,38 Also, bivariate analysis was frequently used to identify risk factors without adjusting for major confounding variables.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another prospective study by the same research group, found a CRBSI rate of 0.35 per 1000 catheter days and 0.60 per 1000 HPN days [23]. Other studies have reported CRBSI rates ranging from 0.41 to 1.7 per 1000 catheter days [21, 22, 24, 25, 30]. We did not find any significant difference in the incidence of CRBSI across the three types of VAD, though it is to be noted that of a total of 408 VADs in this study, only 11 (2.7%) were TCCs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In children, infection rates as high as 7 per 1000 days have been reported. 14 The important issue, however, is how this infection risk can be lowered.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%