Jpen Parenter Enter
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Sep 2005
Comparative StudyParenteral nutrition as a risk factor for central venous catheter-related infection.
The role of parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy as an independent risk factor for central venous catheter (CVC)-related infection in nonselected adult patients is not well established. The aim of this study was to evaluate PN as a risk factor for central venous catheter-related infection in nonselected adult patients in a general university hospital. ⋯ PN therapy is an independent risk factor for central venous catheter-related infection in nonselected hospitalized adult patients.
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Sep 2005
The impact of a normoglycemic management protocol on clinical outcomes in the trauma intensive care unit.
The purpose of this study was to determine if protocol-driven normoglycemic management in trauma patients affected glucose control, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical-site infection, and inpatient mortality. ⋯ Protocol-driven management decreased glucose levels 7 of 14 days after admission without outcome change. One or more glucose levels > or =150 mg/dL were associated with worse outcome.