May 27, 2008
For Dialysis Patients, Catheterization Sites Do Not Carry Very Different Infection Risks
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According to new research published in the May 28 issue of JAMA,the location of catheter insertion - whether in a vein in a neck or ina vein in the upper leg - does not appear to change the risk ofinfection in critically ill patients who require dialysis. However,heavier patients were found to have a lower incidence of infection ifthey received catheterization in the neck rather than in the upper leg.
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