| Literature DB >> 14556886 |
Shmuel Banai1, Vera Selitser, Andre Keren, Jesaia Benhorin, Orly Ben Shitrit, Shaul Yalon, Efraim Halperin.
Abstract
Nine hundred sixty consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures were studied prospectively for the presence of periprocedural bacteremia. Overall, among 960 procedures, only 4 were associated with clinically significant bacteremia. All 4 were related to the intravenous line and none to the cardiac procedure itself. Clinically nonsignificant bacteremias were correlated with procedural duration, multiple skin punctures, use of multiple balloons, and obesity.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14556886 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00990-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778