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Reduced Catheter Sepsis and Prolonged Catheter Life Using a Tunnelled Silicone Rubber Catheter for Total Parenteral Nutrition by A. Mitchell; Susan Atkins; G. T. Royle; M. G. W. Kettlewell is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Reduced Catheter Sepsis and Prolonged Catheter Life Using a Tunnelled Silicone Rubber Catheter for Total Parenteral Nutrition about?

## Abstract One hundred and five patients were given total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for an average of 15 days via centrally placed venous catheters. Thirty-seven polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and 80 silicone rubber catheters were used. All the silicone rubber and 8 of the PVC catheters were buried in a subcutaneous tunnel. When silicone rubber catheters were used, there was significantly less catheter sepsis (P<<0·01), catheter life was prolonged by 50 per cent and fewer catheter insertions per patient were necessary.

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Author
A. Mitchell; Susan Atkins; G. T. Royle; M. G. W. Kettlewell
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 0007-1323)
Published
1982
Language
EN
Field
Medicine (Health Sciences)