Background: To identify the microorganisms that can grow rapidly in total parenteral nutrition
(TPN) solutions, we investigated the growth of the major causes of catheter-related blood …

Rationale: The purpose of this study is to report the frequency of central venous catheter
(CVC) complications and to analyze the potential risk factors for complications requiring …

OBJECTIVE: Few data are currently reported on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patient
outcomes, which makes evaluating comparative outcomes in HPN difficult. This study …

Catheter obstruction is a serious incident during prolonged parenteral nutrition (PN). This
retrospective study was carried out in order to compare the frequencies of catheter …

Background The prevalence of central venous catheter (CVC)-related blood-stream
infections (CRBSI), infecting agents and the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy were …

Long-term parenteral nutrition in the community is a practice that is growing steadily in the
UK. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in these patients is one of the major …

Objective Parenteral nutrition consists of the intravenous administration of macronutrients,
micronutrients and electrolytes. Our objectives were to evaluate the biochemical alterations …

Parenteral nutrition (PN) that includes lipid emulsion is considered to increase both bacterial
and fungal central venous catheter–related bloodstream infections. This concept is based on …

The use of central venous access devices is increasingly common within healthcare, and
such devices carry an associated risk of infection. Additional risk reduction strategies need …

Catheter-related sepsis is a serious and common complication in patients receiving home
parenteral nutrition (HPN). Prevention measures, prevalence of infections, types of agents …