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[Descriptive study of infections caused by central venous catheters with peripheral insertion]
G Rodríguez Castro1, A Romero Robles, N Carrasco Joaniquet
1Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid.
Objective:
To know the infection rate for central venous catheters inserted via a peripheral vein (CVCIPV), the microorganisms involved, and the incidence of complications derived from catheter infections.
Method:
A prospective study carried out in the ICU of the Hospital de la Princesa in 1997. Clinical and microbiological data were collected from all patients with CVCIPC. Cultures were made of the intravascular segment (semiquantitative-quantitative procedure) and blood if symptoms or signs of infection were observed. Data were recorded from 72 catheters in 72 patients.
Results:
Fifty-one (70.8%) catheters were cultured, of which 47 (92.15%) were sterile. Infection was associated with the catheter in 3 cases (5.8%) and bacteremia, which was complicated by septic shock, was associated with the catheter in 1 case (1.4%). The microorganisms found were Serratia marcescens, Morganella morgani, and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Conclusion:
Central venous catheterization via a peripheral vein had a low rate of infectious complications.