Central venous catheters in very low birthweight infants: results from a national survey
This survey provides a comprehensive overview of CVC use in German NICUs. It reveals significant variations in practices, reflecting both adherence to and deviations from national recommendations, thereby emphasizing areas of strength as well as opportunities for improvements, such as benchmarking for device stewardship.
Authors
- Dorit Schröder
- Eric Frieauff
- Christine Silwedel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-326X)
- Stefanie Kampmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5013-159X)
- Christoph Härtel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-7322)
- Sabine Dartsch
- Anne Grimm
- Jana Retzmann
Institutions
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.07.027
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00