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Short-term dialysis catheter versus central venous catheter infections in ICU patients: a post hoc analysis of individual data of 4 multi-centric randomized trials.

Niccolò BuettiStéphane RucklyJean-Christophe LucetOlivier MimozBertrand SouweineJean François Timsit
Published in: Intensive care medicine (2019)
The daily risk of colonization and MCRI was significantly higher in DC compared to CVC within the first 7 days of catheter maintenance. Targeted prevention strategies for DC should mostly focus on the period following the insertion.
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