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Obesity and risk of catheter-related infections in the ICU. A post hoc analysis of four large randomized controlled trials.

Niccolò BuettiBertrand SouweineLeonard MermelOlivier MimozStéphane RucklyAmbre LoiodiceNicolas MongardonJean-Christophe LucetJean-Jacques ParientiJean François Timsit
Published in: Intensive care medicine (2021)
Using the largest dataset ever collected from large multicentric RCTs, we showed that patients with BMI ≥ 40 had an increased risk for intravascular catheter infections. Targeted prevention measures should focus on this population with a particular attention to catheter care and dressing disruption.
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