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