Efficacy of Ethanol Locks in Reducing Central Venous Catheter Infections in Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure

PURPOSE: We sought to determine whether a regimen of 70% ethanol locks could reduce the rate of central venous catheter (CVC) infections in parenteral nutrition-dependent children with intestinal failure. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 23 parenteral nutrition-dependent children in o...

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Published in:J Pediatr Surg
Main Authors: Jones, Brian A., Hull, Melissa A., Richardson, Denise S., Zurakowski, David, Gura, Kathleen, Fitzgibbons, Shimae C., Duro, Debora, Lo, Clifford W., Duggan, Christopher, Jaksic, Tom
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20620333
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.099
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