A case of central venous catheter infection

A central venous catheter infection is a serious complication that can lead to serious health problems, such as sepsis. Below we describe an actual clinical case of a central venous catheter infection in the hope of raising public awareness of the disease.

case:

The 31-year-old patient, Mr. Chen, was originally healthy, but a car accident caused him multiple fractures and damage to the abdominal cavity. Because the doctor judged that he needed to receive long-term treatment and nutritional support, Mr. Chen was arranged for a central venous catheter. The process went smoothly, and after the operation, Mr. Chen was transferred to the intensive care unit for close observation.

However, on the third day after the operation, Mr. Chen developed symptoms such as chills, fever, and vomiting. Later, doctors noticed that the entry site of his central venous catheter was red and oozing yellow fluid. Doctors took a blood and catheter sample from Mr. Chen and started him on antibiotics.

After analyzing the samples, doctors found that Mr. Chen's central venous catheter was indeed infected. They started Mr. Chen on antibiotics for the infection and replaced the catheter with more stringent line maintenance. After many times of treatments and care, Mr. Chen became a typical recovery case of central venous catheter infection.

improper care related to central venous catheters :

1. Infection

2. Catheter slippage/displacement

3. Extravasation

4. Skin problems

Causes of central vascular catheter infection:

A long time of central venous catheter insertion, catheter infection and contamination during intubation, repeated puncture at the same site, infection during catheter connection site handling, contamination during puncture, and patient susceptibility are all causes of infection. To sum up, strengthening nursing care during indwelling catheters is the key point to reducing the incidence of infection.

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Editor: kiki Jia

Date: March 24, 2023