Background Selection of central venous catheter (CVC) lock solution impacts catheter
mechanical complications and central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in …

Background Patients with intestinal failure (IF) are dependent on parenteral nutrition (PN),
however, they are at risk of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and …

Background Complications related to central venous lines (CVLs) are common in intestinal
failure (IF), including central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). Replacing …

Objectives: Ethanol lock therapy (ELT) is effective in reducing rates of catheter-related-
bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in the pediatric intestinal failure (IF) population; however …

Background Ethanol lock therapy (ELT) decreases central line–associated bloodstream
infections; however, the effect on mechanical catheter complications is unclear. In recent …

Objectives: Parenteral nutrition is essential for the growth and nutrition of patients with
intestinal failure (IF). Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are a major …

Objectives: Although use of 70% ethanol lock therapy (ELT) has been shown to decrease
the rate of catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in patients with intestinal failure …

This was a retrospective study that compared outcomes in pediatric intestinal failure (IF)
patients that were switched from ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to sodium bicarbonate lock …

Objectives: The goal of this systematic review was to determine whether antimicrobial lock
(AML) solutions prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in children with …

Background Children with intestinal failure (IF) receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
require long‐term central venous catheters (CVCs). Ethanol lock prophylaxis (ELP) can …