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.
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.
Authors: C Viscoli; E Castagnola; M Giacchino; S Cesáro; E Properzi; F Tucci; R M Mura; P Alvisi; G Zanazzo; G Surico; F Bonetti; L De Sio; G Izzi; A Di Cataldo; O Ziino; F Massolo; M Nardi; N Santoro; S Binda Journal: Eur J Cancer Date: 1999-05 Impact factor: 9.162
Authors: G Fratino; C Mazzola; P Buffa; M Torre; E Castagnola; P Magillo; A C Molinari Journal: Pediatr Hematol Oncol Date: 2001 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 1.969