Scherson B Andrés, Dighero T Humberto
Hospital San Juan de Dios, de Santiago. ascherson @ hotmail.com
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2006 Mar;23(1):45-9. doi: 10.4067/s0716-10182006000100005. Epub 2006 Feb 2.
This article presents the results of a study conducted in 421 patients who underwent invasive procedures utilizing catheters for diagnosis and treatment at the Hemodynamic Department of a Public Hospital during the period between July and December 2003. The goal of this study was to determine the existence of risks in the reuse of disposable angiographic catheters. This study was designed as an observational prospective cohort follow up. From the sample studied, 63.4% were males with average age of 64 years. Co-morbidities were diabetes mellitus and obesity in 27 and 24% respectively. Eighty two percent of the procedures were diagnostic and reused catheters were used in 74% of all procedures. Local infection or systemic pyrogenic reaction was observed in 4.3% patients, however there were no significant differences in any of the variables studied, between the group in which reused catheters were used and the group with new catheters (p < 0.05).
本文呈现了一项研究的结果，该研究针对2003年7月至12月期间在一家公立医院血流动力学科接受使用导管进行诊断和治疗的侵入性操作的421名患者展开。本研究的目的是确定一次性血管造影导管重复使用中存在的风险。本研究设计为观察性前瞻性队列随访。在所研究的样本中，63.4%为男性，平均年龄64岁。共病情况分别为糖尿病和肥胖症的患者占27%和24%。82%的操作是诊断性的，74%的所有操作使用了重复使用的导管。4.3%的患者出现局部感染或全身性热原反应，然而，在使用重复使用导管的组和使用新导管的组之间，所研究的任何变量均无显著差异（p<0.05）。
