Catheter-related infection and thrombosis of the internal jugular vein in hematologic-oncologic patients undergoing chemotherapy: A prospective comparison of silver-coated and uncoated catheters

Cancer

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 245-251

  Harter, Christoph ^a,b   Salwender, Hans Jürgen ^a   Bach, Alfons ^a   Egerer, Gerlinde ^a   Goldschmidt, Hartmut ^a   Ho, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter related thrombosis; Central venous catheters; Hematologic oncologic patients; Silver coated catheters

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POLYURETHANES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SILVER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036142152     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10199     Document Type: Article

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