TY - JOUR
T1 - Central venous catheter related sepsis
T2 - a clinical review
AU - Putterman, Chaim
N1 - Funding Information:
Address correspondence to: Dr. Chaim Putterman, Dept. of Internal Medicine A, Hadassah University Hospital, Kiryat Hadassah, P.O.B. 12000, Jerusalem il-91120, Israel. We wish to acknowledge the generous support of the Adolf0 and Evelyn Blum Research Fund for Arthri-tis .
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Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1990/8
Y1 - 1990/8
N2 - Central venous catheterization is one of the most common invasive vascular procedures performed in hospitals today. Though catheter related sepsis occurs only in a small percentage of catheterized patients, this complication has a tremendous impact due to the ubiquitous use of central venous catheters and consequent morbidity and even mortality. Recent studies have considerably advanced our knowledge regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of catheter sepsis. In this paper, current concepts regarding cather-related sepsis are reviewed, regarding the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of this complication. Particular emphasis is placed upon recent research and clinical advances in this field, which have clarified important question and suggested promising approaches to the prevention and treatment of catheter bacteremia. The excessive morbidity and mortality due to catheter-related sepsis can be markedly decreased, by attention to simple infection control methods, and by future implementation of new experimental techniques.
AB - Central venous catheterization is one of the most common invasive vascular procedures performed in hospitals today. Though catheter related sepsis occurs only in a small percentage of catheterized patients, this complication has a tremendous impact due to the ubiquitous use of central venous catheters and consequent morbidity and even mortality. Recent studies have considerably advanced our knowledge regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of catheter sepsis. In this paper, current concepts regarding cather-related sepsis are reviewed, regarding the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of this complication. Particular emphasis is placed upon recent research and clinical advances in this field, which have clarified important question and suggested promising approaches to the prevention and treatment of catheter bacteremia. The excessive morbidity and mortality due to catheter-related sepsis can be markedly decreased, by attention to simple infection control methods, and by future implementation of new experimental techniques.
KW - Catherter related sepsis
KW - Catheterization
KW - Catheterization complications
KW - Central venous catheters
KW - Nosocomial infections
KW - Sepsis
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U2 - 10.1016/0300-9572(90)90081-O
DO - 10.1016/0300-9572(90)90081-O
M3 - Article
C2 - 2171113
AN - SCOPUS:0024998953
SN - 0300-9572
VL - 20
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Resuscitation
JF - Resuscitation
IS - 1
ER -