SIR produces its Standards of Practice documents by using the following process. Topics of
relevance and timeliness are conceptualized by the Standards of Practice Committee …

Adequate vascular access is of paramount importance in oncology patients. It is important in
the initial phase of surgical treatment or chemotherapy, as well as in the chronic …

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America | Clinical Infectious …

Background: Children with severe intestinal failure and prolonged dependence on
parenteral nutrition are susceptible to the development of parenteral nutrition–associated …

This document represents the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
(ASPEN) clinical guidelines to describe best practices in the selection and care of central …

OBJECTIVE: Patients with pediatric intestinal failure (IF) depend on parenteral nutrition for
growth and survival, but are at risk for complications, such as catheter-related bloodstream …

In this study, Escherichia coli RP437 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were used as
model strains to investigate the early stage biofilm formation on poly (dimethylsiloxane) …

Totally implantable venous access devices, or ports, are essential in the therapeutic
management of patients who require long-term intermittent intravenous therapy. Totally …

Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in Hemodialysis... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in …

Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) cause morbidity and mortality
in patients with intestinal failure dependent on parenteral nutrition. Ethanol lock of central …