RT Book, Section
A1 Johnson, Candace
A1 Foca, Marc
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182934490
T1 Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182934490
RD 2024/04/19
AB Intravascular  catheters  are  used  for  a  wide  range  of  therapies  in  pediatric  patients,  such  as  administering  total  parenteral  nutrition  and  chemotherapy,  providing  reliable  access  for  hemodynamic  monitoring,  blood  drawing,  and  performing  interventions  such  as  hemodialysis.  No  longer  limited  to  the  acute  care  setting,  intravascular  catheters  are  also  used  in  outpatient  settings.  For  the  purposes  of  discussing  management,  complication  risks,  and  preventive  strategies,  these  catheters  can  be  subdivided  into  short-term,  intermediate-term,  and  long-term  devices  based  on  planned  duration  of  use.  While  there  is  overlap  between  catheter  types  used  for  given  planned  durations,  it  is  generally  accepted  that  nontunneled  central  venous  catheters  are  used  for  short-term  access,  peripherally  inserted  central  catheters  (PICCs)  are  often  used  as  intermediate-term  catheters,  and  long-term  catheters  include  tunneled  catheters  and  implantable  ports.