ArticleEuropean journal of microbiology & immunology2026
Macroscopic characteristics and handling aspects of peripheral and central venous catheters in patients treated in a German tertiary care hospital.
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Background: In a cross-sectional analysis, we assessed the quality of the management of peripheral and central venous catheters (PVCs and CVCs) of inpatients at a tertiary care hospital in Germany, proportions of inflammatory signs, and catheter type-specific time periods of catheter application at the time of the detection of such inflammatory signs. Methods: From 40 wards - excluding the department of psychiatry - data on the abundance, management and handling of PVCs and CVCs were collected and comparatively assessed. Results: Among a total of 688 patients, 303 (44.0%) individuals had 327 PVCs (22× double applications, 1× triple application) and 80 (11.6%) had CVCs. For both types of venous catheters, signs of inflammation were in the ≤5% range. While these inflammatory signs were observed in PVCs being in place for 3.0 (±1.8) days, affected CVCs were in place for 6.8 (±3.5) days. Within both categories, however, duration of use was not an independent risk factor for inflammation, while CVCs were generally longer in use than PVCs. Conclusions: Risk of inflammation was found to be similar for PVCs and CVCs at a German tertiary hospital, affected CVCs were longer in place.
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