Clinical use and bacteriological studies of catheter contamination sleeves.
A system combining a valved introducer sheath and a plastic protective sleeve enabling repositioning of pulmonary artery catheters was tested in 73 cardiac surgical patients. It was used for a mean time of 70.3 h and allowed for improved hemodynamic monitoring. A 12 percent incidence of valve contamination was found and makes the safety of the device questionable.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D010969:Plastics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors
D010969:Plastics