Catheter-Related Infections in Continuous Hemodiafiltration in Intensive Care Patients
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Blood Purification
- Vol. 22 (5), 416-422
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000080233
Abstract
Background/Aims: Infection control is of key importance especially in the application of long-term continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) involving invasive vascular catheterization to critically ill patients. We investigated hemodialysis catheter-related infections in long-term CHDF. Methods: We examined catheter infections in 54 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit and underwent CHDF for 2 weeks or longer. Results: With a total of 155 catheters (1,071 catheter days) studied, catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection were noted with an incidence rate of 4.8 and 2.7 per 1,000 catheter days, respectively. No difference in catheter colonization rate was observed depending on the catheterization sites or duration of catheterization. Infections were identified in 39 patients (72%) and blood culture positivity was noted in 25 patients (46%). Conclusions: Since the majority of cases requiring long-term CHDF are complicated with a variety of infections, it is difficult to control infections associated with hemodialysis catheters separately from infections of other types. Systemic infection control should serve as a strategy finally leading to successful control of catheter-related infection.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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