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. 2005 Sep;13(9):757-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00520-005-0802-y. Epub 2005 Mar 31.

Correlation between "malfunctioning events" and catheter-related infections in pediatric cancer patients bearing tunneled indwelling central venous catheter: results of a prospective observational study

Elio Castagnola  1 , Giuseppe Fratino, Mariangela Valera, Mareva Giacchino, Riccardo Haupt, Angelo Claudio Molinari
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Correlation between "malfunctioning events" and catheter-related infections in pediatric cancer patients bearing tunneled indwelling central venous catheter: results of a prospective observational study

Elio Castagnola et al. Support Care Cancer. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

Aim of the study: To evaluate the possible link between malfunctioning events and catheter related infections in indwelling central venous devices in children with cancer.

Patients and methods: Prospective observation of 418 devices inserted in 2 Italian tertiary care pediatric cancer centers. The presence of a relationship was identified if a malfunctioning event was followed by a catheter related infection within 10 days, or vice versa.

Results: The 418 catheters were followed for a period of 107,012 days. Among the malfunctioning events 2 out of 141 (1%) were followed by a catheter related infection while among infectious episodes 3 out of 93 (3%) were followed by a malfunctioning event.

Conclusions: Malfunctioning events followed by catheter related infections and catheter related infections followed by malfunctioning are both rare events in children with cancer.

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