title: [Protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of catheter related infections in patients with home parenteral nutrition].
abstract: One of the most frequent complications of home parenteral nutrition is parenteral nutrition catheter infection. Prevention of these complications by adequate protocols on the catheter cares manages to decrease significantly the number of infections. Diagnosis and treatment of these infections should be done early to avoid loss of central venous accesses that may affect the treatment with this nutritional support modality in the long term. The existence of a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of infections related with the catheter is, thus, of great value in the treatment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C./Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain. mcuerda.hgugm@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de la Cuerda Compés
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bretón Lesmes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonada Sanjaume
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planas Vila
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition