Adverse effects associated with ethanol catheter lock solutions: A systematic review

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2611-2619

  Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b   Alang, Neha ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Newport Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol toxicity; Antimicrobial lock therapy; Intravascular device infections

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEPARIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYURETHAN; SILICONE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLIZATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER FRACTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER LEAKAGE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER RUPTURE; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ELUTION; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; NAUSEA; PRECIPITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; INDWELLING CATHETER; META ANALYSIS; RISK;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 84924948006     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku182     Document Type: Review

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