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 TimsitPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- body mass index
- weight loss
- palliative care
- coronary artery
- quality improvement
- clinical trial
- systematic review
- pain management
- cancer therapy
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- drug delivery
- study protocol
- meta analyses