Author/Authors :
Banai، نويسنده , , Shmuel and Selitser، نويسنده , , Vera and Keren، نويسنده , , Andre and Benhorin، نويسنده , , Jesaia and Ben Shitrit، نويسنده , , Orly and Yalon، نويسنده , , Shaul and Halperin، نويسنده , , Efraim، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Nine hundred sixty consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures were studied prospectively for the presence of periprocedural bacteremia. Overall, among 960 procedures, only 4 were associated with clinically significant bacteremia. All 4 were related to the intravenous line and none to the cardiac procedure itself. Clinically nonsignificant bacteremias were correlated with procedural duration, multiple skin punctures, use of multiple balloons, and obesity.
