• J. Hosp. Infect. · Mar 2012

    Catheter application, insertion vein and length of ICU stay prior to insertion affect the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection.

    • T I I van der Kooi, J C Wille, and B H B van Benthem.
    • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. tjallie.van.der.kooi@rivm.nl
    • J. Hosp. Infect. 2012 Mar 1; 80 (3): 238-44.

    BackgroundThe Dutch PREZIES surveillance scheme for catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) collects data on infection rates and related risk factors.AimTo evaluate risk factors for CR-BSI.MethodsHospitals collected data for intensive care units (ICU) or for the entire hospital. All short-term central venous catheters (CVC), including Swan-Ganz catheters, present for ≥48h were surveyed, except in cases when bacteraemia was present at insertion. CVCs were monitored until infection, removal or death for up to 28 days. Data were collected on 3750 CVCs and 29,003 CVC-days.FindingsOf the CVCs surveyed, 1.6% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2-2.0] resulted in CR-BSI, representing 2.0/1000 CVC-days (95% CI 1.6-2.6). Multi-variate analysis revealed that the length of ICU stay prior to CVC insertion, insertion in the jugular or femoral vein, and use of the CVC to deliver total parenteral nutrition increased the risk of CR-BSI, whereas use of the CVC to deliver antibiotics decreased the risk of CR-BSI.ConclusionAttention to these risks has the potential to reduce the incidence of CR-BSI.Copyright © 2011 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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