Newall F, Ranson K, Robertson J
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
J Intraven Nurs. 1998 May-Jun;21(3):166-70.
This study arose from a need to justify the extensive use of in-line intravenous filters in an Australian pediatric teaching hospital. The incidence of septicemia was observed for two 12-month periods before and after the withdrawal of in-line i.v. filters from patients with central venous access devices. A total of 19,221 i.v. days were monitored in 88 children in two 1-year periods. No significant differences were found in the incidence of septicemia between the children who had filters fitted and those who did not. As a result, the routine fitting of filters to i.v. lines infusing fluids filtered during manufacture under a laminar flow has been discontinued with significant cost savings.
本研究源于需要证明在澳大利亚一家儿科教学医院广泛使用在线静脉过滤器的合理性。在从有中心静脉通路装置的患者中撤掉在线静脉过滤器之前和之后，分别观察了两个12个月期间的败血症发病率。在两个1年期间，对88名儿童的总共19221个静脉输液日进行了监测。安装了过滤器的儿童和未安装过滤器的儿童在败血症发病率方面未发现显著差异。因此，对于在层流条件下生产过程中已过滤的输液静脉管路常规安装过滤器的做法已停止，从而节省了大量成本。
