How long should umbilical venous catheters remain in place in neonates who require long-term (≥5-7 days) central venous access?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 649-652

  Keir, Amy ^a   Giesinger, Regan ^a   Dunn, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

catheter related infections prevention and control; infant; newborn

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; NEWBORN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UMBILICAL VEIN; UMBILICAL VENOUS CATHETER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; PROCEDURES; TIME;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 84905381146     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12690     Document Type: Review

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