Study on the dwelling time catheter in the central vein
- Author:
Sinh Xuan Ngo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cataract
- MeSH:
Catheterization;
Veins
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;255(9):20-23
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At 36 patients received a central vein catheterization, no complications were observed if the stay of the catheter doesn't exceed 3 days, infection occurred in the first week at 20% of the patients while in the second week it occurred in 46.4% of them. Infection was due to bacteria existing at the catheter head resulting in fever and tumefaction, redness at the contact place of the catheter with the patient skin.
