The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with femoral venous catheters as compared to subclavian and internal jugular venous catheters: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2479-2485

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Flemmer, Mark ^a   Harrison, Wendy ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

catheter related bloodstream infection; central venous catheter; femoral; jugular; meta analysis; nosocomial infection; subclavian

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBASE; FEMORAL VEIN; FEMORAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTERNET; JUGULAR VENOUS CATHETER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN VENOUS CATHETER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 84864196096     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318255d9bc     Document Type: Review

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