Retrospective survey from vascular access team Lombardy net in COVID-19 era.

Antonio GidaroDavide VailatiMarco GemmaFrancesca LugliFrancesco CasellaChiara CogliatiAntonio CanelliNadia CremonesiDavide MonoloGiuseppe CordioChiara FrosiRiccardo DestefanisAnna RossiMaria Chiara AlemannoFranco ValenzaMara Dina LuisoniStefano ElliAndrea CaldariniLucchini AlbertoStefano PagliaMonica BaroniDavide Giustivi

Published in: The journal of vascular access (2021)

CRT, CRBSI, and accidental removal are significantly more frequent in COVID-19 patients. Accidental removals are the principal complication, for this reason, the use of subcutaneously anchored securement is recommended for a shorter period than usual.

Keyphrases

sars cov
cross sectional
coronavirus disease
palliative care
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiac resynchronization therapy