Background: Intravascular catheters are integral to the practice of modern medicine.
Potential risk factors for catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) include underlying …

Background: Tunneled, cuffed, central venous catheters, including Hickman catheters and
peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs), are the most commonly used venous …

Background: Risk factors for development of catheter‐related bloodstream infections
(CRBSI) were studied in 125 adults and 18 children who received home parenteral nutrition …

Background: A common complication in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
is catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). The CRBSI incidence has been …

Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is increasingly used for nutrition support after
patients are discharged from the hospital. Catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CR‐BSI) …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and predictive factors of
catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) acquired through a central venous …

The inpatient and outpatient records were reviewed for 527 patients, including 138 children,
who were discharged on home total parenteral nutrition and followed by the University of …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Catheter-related infection (CRI) is the most common and
serious complication for adult patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Our aim is …

Background Data was prospectively collected on 850 consecutive patients undergoing
central venous catheterisation (CVC) to receive total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in a major …

Background & aims Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) have become
increasingly popular for medium to long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) but there is limited …