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Untunnelled central venous catheters in the treatment of acute leukemia
R Cairoli1, A De Gasperi, A Gimmelli
1Department of Hematology and Anesthesiology, Ospedale Niguarda-Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.
Haematologica
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
Ninety-eight untunnelled central venous catheters were positioned in the subclavian or internal jugular vein in 42 patients with acute leukemia. The procedure was feasible at bedside and carried a risk of catheter-related infection of 21%, similar to that of tunnelled catheters. The persistence of exit-point infection is the main route of infection and requires catheter removal.