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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Antibiotic sampling from central venous catheters versus peripheral veins.
- Cheryl L McBeth, Ruth J McDonald, and Margaret B Hodge.
- University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
- Pediatr Nurs. 2004 May 1; 30 (3): 200-2.
AbstractThis study was developed to determine if there are statistically or clinically significant differences in antibiotic levels of blood samples obtained from a central venous catheter (CVC) versus a peripheral vein. Currently there is limited and contradictory information comparing aminoglycoside levels drawn from a central line used for antibiotic infusions versus a separate peripheral blood draw. In this study antibiotic levels drawn from a central line were compared with levels drawn simultaneously from a peripheral vein. Significant clinical and statistical differences were identified based on the type of central catheter in place.
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