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3118002

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the records of all infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who underwent insertion of a Broviac catheter from July 1, 1984 through August 30, 1985. Eighty-six catheters were inserted in 81 patients. Thirty-one catheters were inserted in the NICU and the remainder were inserted in the operating room (OR). The patient's average weight at the time of catheter insertion was the same in both groups. Fifty-two of the 55 OR catheters (95%) were inserted in the external or internal jugular vein while only 68% of the NICU catheters were placed in the jugular veins. Six of the NICU catheters (19%) and 11 of the OR catheters (20%) developed catheter-associated sepsis with positive blood cultures. The infection rate per catheter day was similar in both groups as was the incidence of catheter occlusion. The NICU catheters were in place for an average of 51 days, and there was an average 46 day lifespan for the OR inserted catheters. Broviac catheter insertion can safely be performed in the NICU without an increase in morbidity. Broviac catheter insertion in the NICU is less costly and saves transportation of the sick neonate to the operating room.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
823-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Broviac catheter insertion: operating room or neonatal intensive care unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, CA 90027.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study