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Haematologica
; 78(6): 418-9, 1993.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8175041
RESUMO
Ninety-eight untunnelled central venous catheters were positioned in the subclavian or internal jugular vein in 42 patients with acute leukemia. The procedure was feasible at bedside and carried a risk of catheter-related infection of 21%, similar to that of tunnelled catheters. The persistence of exit-point infection is the main route of infection and requires catheter removal.