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Catheter-Related Infections in Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition in Intensive Care Unit

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Abstract

Central venous catheters are an essential technique in the treatment of critically ill children. One of their most frequent use is the providing of parenteral nutrition as well as the administration of fluids, drugs, and blood products. Several complications may occur during cannulation and maintenance of these devices, including catheter-related infection. Prevention is the main weapon against this iatrogenic side effect; for this reason, some projects and guidelines have been developed in order to decrease this type of infection. Definition, incidence, prevention, and treatment of catheter-related bloodstream infection are focused on the following chapter.

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Abbreviations

BZ:

Bacteriemia Zero

CFU:

Colony-forming unit

CRBSI:

Catheter-related bloodstream infection

CVC:

Central venous catheter

EN:

Enteral nutrition

ICU:

Intensive care unit

ID:

Incidence density

LCBI:

Laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection

ND:

No data

NICU:

Neonatal intensive care unit

PICU:

Pediatric intensive care unit

PN:

Parenteral nutrition

RMR:

Resting metabolic rate

UC:

Umbilical catheter

USA:

United States of America

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Vivanco-Allende, A., Rey, C., Concha, A., Medina, A. (2014). Catheter-Related Infections in Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition in Intensive Care Unit. In: Rajendram, R., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8503-2_91-1

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