Early ultrasonographic finding of septic thrombophlebitis is the main indicator of central venous catheter removal to reduce infection-related mortality in neutropenic patients with bloodstream infection

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2122-2128

  Picardi, M ^a   Pagliuca, S ^a   Chiurazzi, F ^a   Iula, D ^a   Catania, M ^a   Rossano, F ^a   Pane, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Central venous catheter; Septic thrombophlebitis; Ultrasonography scans

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CYTARABINE; DAPTOMYCIN; HEPARIN; LINEZOLID; TIGECYCLINE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGEMIA; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864945393     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr588     Document Type: Article

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