background: the purpose of our study was to assess resident and fellow patient care competency related to chest port catheter insertion after implementation of an educational program and completion of a certification checklist. furthermore, we aimed to measure the impact of this intervention on early infection rates. methods: baseline early infection rates as defined by the cdc were obtained in...

  Background: This research compares the outcomes of percutaneous technique and open surgical peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in children.   Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, between 2010 and 2011,a total of 35 pediatric uremic patients were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. Follow up data included duration of operation (minute), duration of hospitalization (days...

Background: Health care associated infections (HAIs) are a class of infections that infect patients during hospital admissions and receive medical services. These infections occurs within 48 to 72 hours of admission and up to 6 weeks after discharge. Surveillance of device-associated infections (DAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs) is substantial in planning healthcare strategies. This study wa...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The underlying cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infection is biofilm formation by uropathogens on the urinary catheter. Biofilm is a relatively new concept in medicine, and current measures to prevent biofilm formation are inadequate. Considerable work is being done in this area, but little clinical progress has been made. The purpose of this review is to analyze rec...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter- associated UTI and its related factors in hospitalized patients in intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, in 2014. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conduct...

Objective: Intravascular catheter-associated infection has been increasing hospitalization in post-surgery patients mainly due to microbial colonization of the catheter surface and formation of a superficial biofilm layer. The present study is aimed in developing an effective antibacterial device which can prevent colonization of organisms by modification of catheter. Methods: In the present st...

Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) have revolutionized treatment protocol for patients with cancer. CVCs are inserted directly into large blood vessels, making administration of chemotherapy and blood products easy and effective. Unfortunately, the rate of CVC related infections is high, and consequences of infections in immunocompromised chemotherapy patients can be devastating. Thus, it is impor...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Elderly patients require tunneled central vein dialysis catheters more often than younger patients. Little is known about the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection in this population. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This study identified 464 patients on hemodialysis with tunneled central vein dialysis catheters between 2005 and 2007 and exclude...

OBJECTIVE To determine the factors that affect the dwell time of a central venous catheter. BACKGROUND The own immunodeficiency in cancer patient and the collateral effects of their treatment increase the probability of infection and reduce the time of use of a catheter. SUBJECTS Incipient cohort of 306 patients with cancer, with an average age of 59 +/- 14.5 years. INTERVENTIONS Time zer...