Central venous catheters: follow the evidence, not the guidelines

Editorial

Angela K M Lipshutz et al. Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug.

. 2012 Aug;40(8):2528-9.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318258e9ec.

No abstract available

Comment on

Central venous catheters.
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Central venous catheter site: should we really stop avoiding the femoral vein?
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The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection in different catheter insertion sites: evidence versus guidelines.
El-Saed A, Balkhy HH. El-Saed A, et al. Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;41(9):e239-40. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182978b33. Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23979391 No abstract available.
Effectiveness of a protocol for the prevention of hemodialysis venous catheter-related infections.
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How Can the Complications of Central Vein Catheters Be Reduced?: From Barrier Protection to Showering: Extraluminal Prophylaxis and Management of Catheter Infections.
Lee T, Lok CE. Lee T, et al. Semin Dial. 2016 May;29(3):194-6. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12475. Epub 2016 Feb 20. Semin Dial. 2016. PMID: 26896759 Review. No abstract available.

Practical guide for safe central venous catheterization and management 2017.
Safety Committee of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists. Safety Committee of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists. J Anesth. 2020 Apr;34(2):167-186. doi: 10.1007/s00540-019-02702-9. Epub 2019 Nov 30. J Anesth. 2020. PMID: 31786676 Free PMC article. Review.