A comparison between sodium bicarbonate and ethanol for central line locks in pediatric patients with intestinal failure
This study demonstrates that sodium bicarbonate locks are a safe and effective alternative to ethanol locks for pediatric patients with IF with equivalent rates of CLABSI and decreased rates of line replacements and repairs.
Authors
- Shiho Fukasawa
- Kate E. McNevin
- Patrick J. Javid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-3216)
- Danielle Wendel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-2956)
- Beatrice E. Rosete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-7558)
- Xing Wang
Institutions
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Cancer Research And Biostatistics (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.70393
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00