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SUBMITTER: Lecronier M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874227 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of intensive care 20180327 1
<h4>Background</h4>While no data support this practice, international guidelines recommend the removal of totally implanted venous access ports (TIVAPs) in patients with suspicion of TIVAP-related bloodstream infection admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a life-threatening sepsis.<h4>Methods</h4>During this multicenter, retrospective and observational study, we included all patients admitted in five ICU for a life-threatening sepsis in whom a TIVAP was removed between January 2012 and ...[more]