Clinical Trial: Intravenous Neonatal Central Access Safety Trial
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition:
Newborn Complication
Catheter Complications
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Central Lines Filtration in Newborns: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
Particulate contamination due to infusion therapy (administration of parenteral nutrition and medications) carries a potential health risk for infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).In-line filtration is increasingly used in critically-ill infants but its benefits, by preventing micro-particle infusion in neonates, remain to be demonstrated.In-line filters in the intravenous administration sets prevent the infusion of particles, which may reduce infectious complications.
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