Saturday, 14 September 2013

Changing Part of Central Line Could Reduce Deadly Bloodstream Infections

Researchers at Georgia Regents University have found that simply replacing the connector in the IV system in patients with central lines could help reduce deadly bloodstream infections. A central line or central catheter is a tube placed in a patient's arm or chest to help deliver fluids, blood, or medications through the large veins near the heart. A connector sits at the top of the catheter and serves as the entry point for the fluid pathway inside - any fluid ...

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