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ArticleJournal of pediatric surgery2018

Clearance of tunneled central venous catheter associated blood stream infections in children.

Maziar M Nourian, Angelina L Schwartz, Austin Stevens, Eric R Scaife, Brian T Bucher

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Article in Journal of pediatric surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maziar M NourianDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: maziar.nourian@hsc.utah.edu.
Angelina L SchwartzDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
Austin StevensDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
Eric R ScaifeDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
Brian T BucherDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
University of Utah · US

Funding

Short-Term Training: Students in Health Professional SchoolsT35HL007744 · NHLBI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RONDINA, MATTHEW THOMAS, TRISTANI-FIROUZI, MARTIN · 1993 to 2025
$3.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS T35 HL007744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe optimal time to reinsert central venous catheters (tCVC) after a documented central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) is unclear. The goal of this study is to identify risk factors for children who develop persistent bacteremia after tCVC removal due to CLABSI.

methodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study from a tertiary children's hospital. Children who underwent removal of a tCVC due to CLABSI were included in our analysis. Our primary outcome was persistent bacteremia after tCVC removal defined by a persistently positive blood culture. Salient patient demographic and clinical factors were extracted from the medical record.

resultsA total of 140 patients met inclusion criteria and 27 (19%) had a persistent CLABSI after removal of the tCVC. There were no significant differences between the patients who cleared their bacteremia and those who develop persistent bacteremia. The median (IQR) time to positive blood culture after tCVC removal was 2.7 days (1.7- 4.0).

conclusionsWe did not identify any patient risk factors distinguishing between a child who will clear a CLABSI versus develop a persistent CLABSI after tCVC removal. Blood stream infection clearance was rapid after tCVC removal, supporting a brief line holiday prior to tCVC reinsertion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III Retrospective Case-Control Study.

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BacteremiaCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Central VenousCatheter-Related InfectionsCentral Venous CathetersChildChild, PreschoolDevice RemovalFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBacteremiaCentral venous catheterChildrenCLABSI

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PMID29397962
PMCPMC6015769
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