Can a Shorter Dwell Time Reduce Infective Complications Associated with the Use of Umbilical Catheters?
In our NICU, shortening UVC dwell time from 5 to 4 days did not decrease the UVC-related complications. Instead, the earlier removal of UVCs led to a higher number of PICCs inserted, possibly increasing the overall infectious risk.
Authors
- Licia Lugli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-0083)
- Alberto Berardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-7499)
- Francesco Candia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-205X)
- Francesca Miselli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-8949)
- Lucia Corso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-2674)
- Lucia Casadei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5731-8197)
- Cecilia Baraldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-7823)
- Francesca Sforza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-8297)
- Lorenzo Iughetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-7872)
- Carmine Valenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-0345)
- Martina Buttera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4960-2443)
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13100988
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00