Risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infection: a prospective multicenter study in Brazilian intensive care units

Central venous catheters (CVC) are devices of great importance in health care. The advantages gained from the use of catheters outweigh the complications that might result from their use, among which bloodstream infections (BSI). In spite of its importance, few national studies have addressed this i...

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Published in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2011-07, Vol.15 (4), p.328-331
Main Authors: Bicudo, Daniela, Batista, Ruth, Furtado, Guilherme Henrique, Sola, Angela, Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
catheter-related infections
Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections - microbiology
Catheterization
catheterization, BSI
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Infection
intensive care units
Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data
Length of Stay
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Risk factors
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Summary:Central venous catheters (CVC) are devices of great importance in health care. The advantages gained from the use of catheters outweigh the complications that might result from their use, among which bloodstream infections (BSI). In spite of its importance, few national studies have addressed this issue. The aim this study was to determine the incidence of BSI in patients with CVC, hospitalized in ICU, as well as the variables associated with this complication. Multicentric cohort study carried out at ICUs of three hospitals at Universidade Federal de São Paulo complex. A total of 118 cases of BSI in 11.546 catheters day were observed: 10.22 BSI per 1,000 catheters day. On average, BSI was associated to seven additional days of hospital stay in our study (p
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
DOI:10.1016/S1413-8670(11)70200-8