Differences in the Dwell Time of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters between Patients with Catheter Colonization and Those Developing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study

• Principais autores: Vassiliki C. Pitiriga (Autor), Elsa Campos (Autor), John Bakalis (Autor), George Saroglou (Autor), Athanasios Tsakris (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Substantial knowledge gaps exist concerning the varying durations of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placements that lead to either central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) or catheter colonization. We aimed to compare PICCs dwell time between patients who developed CLABS...