Hopital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Infection rates of central venous and dialysis catheters are similar

Published in Lab Business Week, July 16th, 2006

When severity of patient condition is controlled for, epidemiological characteristics of colonization in central venous catheters (CVCs) and dialysis catheters (DCs) are similar if similar infection control measures are used for insertion and maintenance.

According to a study from France, "Little is known about vascular access infections in patients with acute renal failure. We prospectively compared infection rates of DCs and CVCs in patients in the intensive care unit treated with renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure. The same insertion and maintenance procedures were used for CVCs and DCs."

B. Souweine and colleagues, Hopital Gabriel...

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Source: Lab Business Week (2006-07-16)

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