Catheter Early Withdrawal or Maintenance in Sepsis or Septic Shock
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2014-02-01
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Summary
Central venous catheter(CVC)-related infection is an inherent complication of this device
that should be treated promptly. However, there are doubts about the need for the immediate
withdrawal of CVC while there is still no confirmation of such infection. The aim of this
study is to compare the resolution of CVC-related infection, testing two approaches:
catheter´s early exchange, when the possibility of related sepsis is considered, versus the
maintenance of the CVC and early antibiotic therapy until the infection is confirmed.