Arterial Catheter-related Infection Research Articles

Care Bundles and Peripheral Arterial Catheters: A Scoping Review

Highlights What we know about the topic: Recommendations for the use of vascular access care bundles to reduce infection are followed for different devices. The risk of arterial catheter-related infection is comparable with short-term, non-cuffed central venous catheters. There are practice concerns for clinicians inserting and caring for peripheral arterial catheters. What this paper adds: The selected studies had a theme of decreased infection after using bundled strategies for all devices. Few studies addressed use of bundles for care of peripheral arterial catheters. High quality research should be performed about using care bundles for insertion and care of arterial catheters. Abstract Introduction: A scoping review of the literature was performed. Aims/Objectives: To find information on the use of care bundles for care of arterial, central, and peripherally inserted venous catheters. Methods: Data was extracted by 2 independent researchers using standardized methodology Results: Results of 84 studies included 2 (2.4%) randomized controlled trials, 38 (45.2%) observational studies, 29 (34.5%) quality projects, and 15 (17.9%) reviews. Populations had more adults than pediatric patients. All studies had the most prominent theme of decreased infection in all devices after using bundle strategies. Discussion and Conclusions: The mapping of available evidence strongly supports the use of care bundles to reduce infection in the care of all intravascular devices. However, deficiencies regarding practice concerns about insertion and care of arterial catheters highlight areas for future research with the aim to eliminate the gap in the evidence of studies of care bundles for peripheral arterial catheters.

The Insertion Site Should Be Considered for the Empirical Therapy of Short-Term Central Venous and Arterial Catheter-Related Infections.

Little is known on causative pathogens of intravascular catheters infection according to the catheter insertion site. The present study aimed to describe the epidemiology of causative microorganisms of catheter-related infection and colonization according to the insertion site. Multicenter observational study using data from four large randomized controlled trials investigating different prevention strategies in which extensive prospective high-quality data collection at catheter insertion and catheter removal was performed. Twenty-five ICUs in France. Patients were recruited from 2006 to 2014 as soon as they required a catheterization with a short-term central venous catheter or peripheral arterial catheter with an expected duration of use of more than 48 hours. We described the distribution of microorganisms in central venous catheter and arterial catheter-related bloodstream infections and colonization according to the insertion type (femoral vs nonfemoral) included in the four studies. None. A total of 7,235 patients and 15,259 catheters were included. Among central venous catheter, the distribution of microorganisms associated with catheter-related bloodstream infection and colonization was significantly different between femoral and nonfemoral sites. Among central venous catheter catheter-related bloodstream infection, nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli were more frequently detected at the femoral site (31% vs 4% for nonfemoral site; p < 0.01). After adjustment for confounding factors, the femoral site was still associated with an increased risk for catheter-related bloodstream infection due to nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli (odds ratio, 6.33; 95% CI, 1.59-25.28; p < 0.01). Among colonized arterial catheters, the distribution of microorganisms was significantly different between femoral and radial site (p < 0.01). Colonized arterial catheters due to nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli were more frequently observed at the femoral site (20% vs nonfemoral site 12%; p = 0.01). The proportion of intravascular catheter infections due to nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli was high for the femoral insertion site. Empirical antipseudomonal therapy should be considered if a femoral catheter-related bloodstream infection is suspected.

Lower arterial catheter-related infection in brachial than in femoral access

Recent guidelines do not establish a recommendation about the arterial catheter site to minimize the arterial catheter-related infection risk. In this prospective and observational study, we found a higher arterial catheter-related infection in 1085 arterial femoral sites than in 141 arterial brachial sites (5.08 vs 0 per 1000 catheter-days, respectively; odds ratio, 6.18; 95% confidence interval: 1.11-infinite; P = .02). Thus, arterial brachial access should be used in preference to femoral access.

Higher arterial catheter-related infection rates in femoral than in dorsalis pedis access

Although there are many studies on arterial catheter-related infection (ACRI) there is little information on the relative risks associated with different catheter access sites. In previous studies we have shown a higher incidence of ACRI in femoral than in radial access sites. This prospective observational study was designed to compare the incidence of ACRI in patients on an intensive care unit with femoral versus dorsalis pedis access sites. We compared 1085 femoral arterial catheters inserted for a cumulative 6497 days with 174 dorsalis pedis catheters inserted for a cumulative 1050 days. We detected 33 cases of ACRI in the femoral access group (11 with bacteraemia and 22 with line site infection; 5.08 infections per 1000 catheter-days) but none in the dorsalis pedis access group. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding age, sex, Acute Physiological Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, diagnosis, previous arterial catheter insertion, use of mechanical ventilation, use of antimicrobials or catheter duration. Regression analysis showed a higher incidence of ACRI for femoral than for dorsalis pedis access sites (odds ratio: 7.6; 95% confidence interval: 1.37-infinite; P=0.01). These results suggest that dorsalis pedis arterial access should be used in preference to femoral arterial access in order to reduce the risk of ACRI.

Arterial catheter-related infection according to the catheter site

Although there are many studies on arterial catheter-related infection (ACRI), there are scarce data on such infection according to the catheter access site. Which particular arterial catheter site is associated with a higher risk of infection remains controversial. The guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make no recommendation about which site or sites minimize the risk of catheter-related infection. In previous studies, we have found a higher incidence of ACRI in arterial femoral than in radial access sites. In the present study, we increased the number of arterial catheters in order to increase the probability of finding significant differences in the incidence of ACRI between other arterial accesses. The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence of ACRI according to different access sites.

The catheter site influences in the micro-organism responsible of arterial catheter-related infection

Sir: Although arterial catheter-related infection (AC-RI) has been amply reported [1, 2], we have found no study reporting the micro-organisms responsible according to femoral and radial access. We therefore analyzed this as a part of our recently published study [3], such as we have lately done with central venous catheter-related infection [4]. An initial analysis of 1,231 arterial catheters inserted during 18months revealed no significant differences in the incidence of arterial catheter-related bloodstream infections (AC-RBSI) and of arterial catheter-related local infections (ACRLI) according to catheter site [5]. In a second analysis of 2,949 arterial catheters inserted over 3 years, however, we found that the incidence

Arterial catheter-related infection of 2,949 catheters

IntroductionWhich particular arterial catheter site is associated with a higher risk of infection remains controversial. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines of 1996 and the latest guidelines of 2002 make no recommendation about which site or sites minimize the risk of catheter-related infection. The objective of the present study was to analyze the incidence of catheter-related local infection (CRLI) and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) of arterial catheters according to different access sites.MethodsWe performed a prospective observational study of all consecutive patients admitted to the 24 bed medical and surgical intensive care unit of a 650 bed university hospital during three years (1 May 2000 to 30 April 2003).ResultsA total of 2,018 patients was admitted to the intensive care unit during the study period. The number of arterial catheters, the number of days of arterial catheterization, the number of CRLIs and the number of CRBSIs were as follows: total, 2,949, 17,057, 20 and 10; radial, 2,088, 12,007, 9 and 3; brachial, 112, 649, 0 and 0; dorsalis pedis, 131, 754, 0 and 0; and femoral, 618, 3,647, 11 and 7. The CRLI incidence was significantly higher for femoral access (3.02/1,000 catheter-days) than for radial access (0.75/1,000 catheter-days) (odds ratio, 1.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.10–2.13; P = 0.01). The CRBSI incidence was significantly higher for femoral access (1.92/1,000 catheter-days) than for radial access (0.25/1,000 catheter-days) (odds ratio, 1.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.15–3.41; P = 0.009).ConclusionOur results suggest that a femoral site increases the risk of arterial catheter-related infection.

Arterial catheter-related infections in the intensive care unit: prospective study during 1 year

Peripheral arterial catheters (PAC) are usually inserted into the radial or femoral artery and permit continuous blood pressure monitoring and blood gas measurements. There are no recommendations concerning change for arterial catheters.

Prospective study of catheter-related infection during prolonged arterial catheterization.

Ninety-six arterial catheters from 75 different anatomical sites in 56 surgical ICU patients were studied prospectively to determine the rate of catheter-related infection associated with prolonged arterial catheterization (defined as greater than 96 h). Every 96 h, all catheters were semiquantitatively (SQ) cultured and the percutaneous entry site was swab cultured. Sites were used indefinitely by exchanging the catheters over a guide-wire every 96 h as long as arterial monitoring was necessary and SQ cultures remained negative (less than or equal to 15 colonies). No sites used less than 96 h developed skin colonization, while 14/51 (27%) sites used greater than 96 h developed positive swab cultures. No SQ cultures were positive in sites with negative swab cultures (p less than .001). Catheter-related infection (a positive SQ culture) developed in 4/42 (9.5%) radial or femoral sites compared to 4/9 (44%) axillary sites used greater than 96 h (p less than .01). It is concluded that arterial catheter-related infection develops in less than 10% of radial or femoral sites used greater than 96 h, and 90% of radial and femoral sites may be used safely for prolonged periods if skin colonization at the percutaneous sites is controlled and SQ catheter cultures remain negative. Skin site swab cultures may be useful for determining when arterial catheters should be removed and SQ cultured.