The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

OBJECTIVE To better understand the absolute and relative risks of bloodstream infection
(BSI) associated with the various types of intravascular devices (IVDs), we analyzed 200 …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were originally commissioned by the …

Purpose To develop an evidence-based guideline on central venous catheter (CVC) care for
patients with cancer that addresses catheter type, insertion site, and placement as well as …

ContextWhether venous catheterization at the femoral site is associated with an increased
risk of complications compared with that at the subclavian site is debated. ObjectiveTo …

Nosocomial infections affect about 30% of patients in intensive-care units and are
associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Several risk factors have been identified …

Purpose: To review the literature on prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.
Data Sources: The MEDLINE database, conference proceedings, and bibliographies of …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were commissioned by the …

SEMINAR days. 13, 14 Skin organisms migrate from the skin insertion site along the external
surface of the catheter, colonising the distal intravascular tip of the catheter, and ultimately …