The use of central venous catheters in neutropenic children
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in European Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 143-145
- https://doi.org/10.3109/08880018409141723
Abstract
Indwelling intravenous catheters were used on 20 occasions to administer cytotoxic drugs, antibiotics and parental feeding to immune suppressed children and the outcomes are described. Seven infections were encountered—three of them fatal and two of these were due to fungal causes. A strong correlation between the occurrence of infection and prolonged extreme neutropenia was noted and a trial of the use of prophylactic antibiotics in these children is suggested. Catheterization (venous), neutropeniaKeywords
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