Evaluation of Two Central Venous Catheterization Techniques in Children

Verghese, Susan T.; Patel, Ruchita; Hannallah, R. S.

doi:10.1097/00000542-198909001-01041

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1996

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“…Central catheter-related infection is usually because The most severe infections occur when thrombi surrounding the catheter become infected, thus caus-of contamination of some portion of the catheter (external, subcutaneous or intravenous (i.v.)). Organisms ing septic thrombosis of the central vein or the pulmonary artery [26,27]. With septic thrombosis, the colonizing the patient's skin at the insertion site are the most frequent contaminants of the catheter [16], central vein or the pulmonary artery becomes an 'abscess', discharging pathogens into the bloodstream.…”

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