Removal of tunneled-cuffed catheters in children: is it safe to leave the cuff?

J Vasc Access. 2017 Mar 21;18(2):e22-e23. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000653.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation*
  • Catheters, Indwelling* / adverse effects
  • Central Venous Catheters* / adverse effects
  • Device Removal / adverse effects
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Equipment Design
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / etiology
  • Humans
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome