Prospective study of peripheral arterial catheter infection and comparison with concurrently sited central venous catheters* | Zendy

David Boon Chai Koh | Zendy; John Gowardman | Zendy; Claire M. Rickard | Zendy; Iain Robertson | Zendy; Andrew Brown | Zendy

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Prospective study of peripheral arterial catheter infection and comparison with concurrently sited central venous catheters*

Author(s) -

David Boon Chai Koh,

John Gowardman,

Claire M. Rickard,

Iain Robertson,

Andrew Brown

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

critical care medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1530-0293

pISSN - 0090-3493

DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318161f74b

Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , arterial catheter , intensive care unit , prospective cohort study , surgery , intensive care , central venous catheter , anesthesia , intensive care medicine

Peripheral arterial catheters are perceived as having low infective potential compared with other catheters and may be overlooked as a cause of catheter-related bloodstream infection. We aimed to measure colonization and rates of catheter-related bloodstream infection in arterial catheters, to investigate risk factors for arterial catheter colonization, and to compare arterial catheter infection rates with those in concurrently sited and managed central venous catheters.

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