Surface heparinization of central venous catheters reduces microbial colonization in vitro and in vivo: Results from a prospective, randomized trial

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1482-1489

  Appelgren, Pia ^a   Ransjö, Ulrika ^a   Bindslev, Lars ^a   Espersen, Frank ^b   Larm, Olle ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Medicarb AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bacterial infection; central venous catheters; heparin; microbial colonization; nosocomial infection; sepsis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029789231     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199609000-00009     Document Type: Article

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