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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Infectious complications related to non-tunneled central venous catheters in immunocompromised patients: Prospective study about 210 cases
Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation, Volume 22, No. 9, Year 2003
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Objective. - To evaluate infectious complications related to non-tunneled central venous catheter in immunocompromised patients, in a bone marrow unit. Methods. - From July to April 2002, we inserted 210 non-tunneled central venous catheters in 139 immunocompromised patients (52 F/87 M). The mean age was 26 years (3-56 years). Our study included 33 children aged from 3 to 15 years, on whom 46 catheters were placed. The catheters were placed for the following indications: 145 catheters were used in subjects who received a bone marrow transplantation, 58 catheters were placed in subjects who received chemotherapy for acute leukemia and seven catheters were used in patients who received immunosuppressive therapy. Results. - The mean duration of catheterization was 33 days (7-114 days). There were 3.1 catheter-related infections per 1000 catheter-days. Coagulase-negative Staphylococci were implicated in 64% of cases. We observed two pneumothorax (0.9%), one arterial puncture (0.4%) and two catheter-related thrombosis (0.9%). Conclusion. - Non-tunneled catheters in immunocompromised patients (adults and children) is a safe technique, and is an alternative to the Hickman catheters which are most widely used today in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. © 2003 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. Tous droits ré servés.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdelkefi, Abderrahman
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Achour, W.
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Torjman, Lamia
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Ladeb, Saloua
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Ben-Othman, Tarek
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Ben Hassen, Assia B.
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Hsaïri, Mohamed
Tunisia, Tunis
Institut National de la Santé Publique
Ben Abdeladhim, Abdeladhim
Tunisia, Tunis
Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0750-7658(03)00320-4
ISSN:
07507658
Research Areas
Cancer
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study