Bloodstream Infections of the Intravascular Access Devices – Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Česká verzia

Authors: M. Sochor ¹; Z. Pelikánová ¹; M. Šercl ³; V. Mellanová ³; P. P. Lazarov ¹; D. Fáčková ²
Authors place of work: Komplexní onkologické centrum, KN Liberec ¹; Oddělení klinické mikrobiologie, KN Liberec ²; Radiodiagnostické oddělení, KN Liberec ³
Published in the journal: Klin Onkol 2012; 25(5): 375-381
Category: Kazuistiky

Summary

Long-term access devices (VAD) in oncology patients are the elemental procedure of contemporary treatment. Apart from their indisputable benefit they are linked with an increased risk of infectious complications, ranging between simple colonisation of a device to catheter related bloodstream infections. The decision to salvage or extract the VAD in case of bloodstream infection depends on patient´s clinical state, localisation of infection (site of insertion, catheter or pocket), casual agent and complications (e.g. endocarditis, septic embolization, osteomyelitis and so on). Authors present 5 case reports of portacath sepsis in their oncology department in 2011 (i.e. 4.46% of 112 inserted ports). In the second part of the article they review current literature data about prevention and treatment of infectious complications of vascular devices in cancer patients.

Key words:
vascular access devices – catherer-related infections – prevention and treatment – oncology

Submitted:
29. 2. 2012

Accepted:
3. 5. 2012

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