What really affects the incidence of central venous catheter-related infections for short-term catheterization ?

Abstract

Central venous catheterization is one of the important sepsis reasons in surgical patients. In this randomized controlled study, the effect of the frequency and type of catheter site care, as well as age, coexisting malignancy or diabetes mellitus, total parenteral nutrition administration and antibiotics use, on central venous catheter infection was investigated.