Nursing research in peripherally inserted central catheter related infection in patients with tumor

VernacularTitle:肿瘤患者经外周静脉置入中心静脉导管相关性感染的护理研究
Author: Junying LI ; Chunhua YU ; Lan FU ; Yan FU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cancer patients; Peripherally inserted central catheter; Related infections; Nurs-ing research
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(16):1-3
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the causes of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) relat-ed infections, study the types of pathogens and their drug sensitivities in order to supply evidence for clini-cal medication. Methods 110 cancer patients were analyzed for PICC related infections and blood sam-pies underwent bacterial culture. Results Of 110 cases of cancer patients, catheter-related infections were found in 11 patients (10.00%), including 9 cases of local infection (8.18%), and 2 cases of hemato-ge-nous infection (1.82%). Catheter-related infections were not associated with gender, age, types of catheter, venous selection, and the inserted length of intravenous catheter. Catheter- related infections were likely to be associated with the indwelling time of catheters. Conclusions To avoid the infections related to long-term PICC, strict aseptic operation and standardized maintaining procedures are required.