Mechanical complications of central venous catheters in children: A cohort study.

Kieran J Moore David J GreencornNadine SmithJoanne M Langley Ketan Kulkarni

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Mechanical complications of CVCs are a common and significant event in the pediatric population. We propose that CVC-associated mechanical complications become a routinely reported patient safety outcome.

Keyphrases

patient safety
risk factors
quality improvement