Latest News About Central Line

Updated 2026-05-09 20:06

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Sources

Care of a Central Line - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelfwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK564398

Central venous catheters (CVC) are frequently used in critical care units, hemodialysis units, and oncology units for the administration of intravenous fluids, medications, blood products, parenteral nutrition, vasoactive medications, hemodialysis, and hemodynamic monitoring. Unfortunately, the presence of indwelling CVCs increases the risk of the formation of thrombi, emboli, and infection than patients with peripheral catheters by 200%.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Prevention

CLABSIs occur when germs enter the bloodstream through a central line.

www.cdc.gov