Anest. intenziv. Med. 2009;20(3):149-152

Catheter-related blood stream infectionsIntensive Care Medicine - Original Paper

Bureš Jan^*, Beroušek Jan, Cvachovec Karel

Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace UK 2. LF a IPVZ, Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha

Objective:
To evaluate the occurrence of catheter related blood stream infections in the critical care department when using antimicrobial coated central venous catheters.

Design:
Cross-sectional study.


Setting:
Critical care unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital.


Material and method:
During the period 1. 4. 2007-31. 12. 2007 we monitored number of inserted catheters, duration of insertion and bacterial colonisation from the catheter tips and hemocultures.

Results:
Overall number of inserted catheters was 270, mean insertion time was 7.5 days, 16 catheters (5.9%) were colonised, match with the hemocultures in 1 case (0.4%). This corresponds to 0.5/1000 catheter-day.

Conclusion:
Compared to results in reference studies, our findings show higher rate of colonisation where as the percent occurrence is lower. Our results correspond to findings published in larger studies.

Keywords: central venous catheters; CRBSI; infection; prevention; chlorhexidine; intensive care

Received: July 15, 2008; Accepted: March 11, 2009; Published: June 1, 2009  Show citation