Simply a case of good practice. Avoiding catheter-related sepsis in total parenteral nutrition.
Catheter-related sepsis is a well-known complication associated with the administration of total parenteral nutrition. A strict aseptic approach, supplemented with a knowledge of how the infection occurs, will do much to avoid this problem.
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000295:instrumentation*