Untunnelled central venous catheters in the treatment of acute leukemia.
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.
Cairoli
R
R
Department of Hematology and Anesthesiology, Ospedale Niguarda-Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.
De Gasperi
A
A
Gimmelli
A
A
Nosari
A
A
De Cataldo
F
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged