Unnecessary Removal of Central Venous Catheters in Cancer Patients with Bloodstream Infections. (14th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaftari, Anne Marie; Hachem, Ray; Raad, Sammy; Jiang, Ying; Natividad, Elizabeth; Chaftari, Patrick; Raad, Issam
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 222
• Page End: 225
• Publication Date: 2018-01-14
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : We evaluated the rate of central venous catheter (CVC) removal in 283 cancer patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs). Removal of CVCs occurred unnecessarily in 57% of patients with non-central-line-associated BSI (non-CLABSI), which was equivalent to the rate of CVC removal in patients with CLABSIs. Physician education and safe interventions to salvage the vascular access are warranted. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:222–225