Risk factors for central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections

• Published in: Le infezioni in medicina Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 258
• Main Authors: Bekçibaşi, Muhammed, Dayan, Saim, Aslan, Emel, Kortak, Mehmet Zeki, Hoşoğlu, Salih
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology; Catheter-Related Infections - etiology; Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control; Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects; Catheterization, Central Venous - methods; Catheterization, Central Venous - statistics & numerical data; Central Venous Catheters - adverse effects; Central Venous Catheters - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Tertiary Care Centers; Turkey; Young Adult; Turkey

Our study aimed to identify the risk factors playing a role in central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) in a tertiary large volume university hospital. The current prospective clinical trial was conducted in a university hospital with 1400 beds. All demographic data, length of...