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Central Venous Catheter Related Infections: The Role of Antimicrobial Catheters

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Immunology and Infectious Disease

Part of the book series: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine ((MCCM,volume 3))

Abstract

Intravascular devices are indispensable in modern-day medical practice, especially in the care of critically and chronically ill patients, such as patients in intensive care units (ICU), cancer patients, patients with renal failure requiring chronic hemodialysis, or patients requiring organ or bone marrow transplantation. Additionally surgical patients especially the ones with short bowel syndrome, totally depend on intravenous catheters for their nutritional support. These devices are used to administer intravenous fluids, medications, blood products and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluids, as well as for hemodynamic status monitoring of critically ill patients.

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