Intraarterial Catheter Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Hospital Onset Bacteremia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Chest. 2021 Jun;159(6):2321-2324. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.038. Epub 2021 Jan 23.

Authors

Andrew J Barros¹, Kyle B Enfield², Alexandra Kadl²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.

PMID: 33497649
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.038

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / epidemiology
Bacteremia / etiology*
Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral / statistics & numerical data*
Catheters / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Inpatients / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology