✦ LIBER ✦
Reduced catheter sepsis and prolonged catheter life using a tunnelled silicone rubber catheter for total parenteral nutrition
✍ Scribed by A. Mitchell; Susan Atkins; G. T. Royle; M. G. W. Kettlewell
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
One hundred and five patients were given total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for an average of 15 days via centrally placed venous catheters. Thirty-seven polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and 80 silicone rubber catheters were used. All the silicone rubber and 8 of the PVC catheters were buried in a subcutaneous tunnel. When silicone rubber catheters were used, there was significantly less catheter sepsis (P<<0·01), catheter life was prolonged by 50 per cent and fewer catheter insertions per patient were necessary.