Support Care Cancer DOI 10.1007/s00520-013-2071-5
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Chlorhexidine for the prevention of bloodstream infection associated with totally implantable venous ports in patients with solid cancers Hsiang-Fong Kao & I-Chun Chen & Chiun Hsu & Sin-Yuan Chang & Shu-Fen Chien & Yee-Chun Chen & Fu-Chang Hu & James Chih-Hsin Yang & Ann-Lii Cheng & Kun-Huei Yeh
Received: 23 July 2013 / Accepted: 25 November 2013 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the preventive effects of topical skin disinfection with chlorhexidine on bloodstream infection (BSI) associated with totally implantable venous port (Port-A).
Methods Two consecutive cohorts of solid cancer patients were prospectively followed for the occurrence of Port-A associated BSI (PABSI). The first cohort used povidone– iodine as topical skin disinfection and the second cohort used chlorhexidine. The primary endpoint was the time to first
This study was presented in part at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress, Sep. 28 to Oct. 2, 2012, Vienna, Austria (Abstract No. 1626) Hsiang-Fong Kao, I-Chun Chen, and Chiun Hsu contributed equally to this work. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00520-013-2071-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. H.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Chlorhexidine for the prevention of bloodstream infection associated with totally implantable venous ports in patients with solid cancers Hsiang-Fong Kao & I-Chun Chen & Chiun Hsu & Sin-Yuan Chang & Shu-Fen Chien & Yee-Chun Chen & Fu-Chang Hu & James Chih-Hsin Yang & Ann-Lii Cheng & Kun-Huei Yeh
Received: 23 July 2013 / Accepted: 25 November 2013 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the preventive effects of topical skin disinfection with chlorhexidine on bloodstream infection (BSI) associated with totally implantable venous port (Port-A).
Methods Two consecutive cohorts of solid cancer patients were prospectively followed for the occurrence of Port-A associated BSI (PABSI). The first cohort used povidone– iodine as topical skin disinfection and the second cohort used chlorhexidine. The primary endpoint was the time to first
This study was presented in part at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress, Sep. 28 to Oct. 2, 2012, Vienna, Austria (Abstract No. 1626) Hsiang-Fong Kao, I-Chun Chen, and Chiun Hsu contributed equally to this work. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00520-013-2071-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. H.
