Meta-analysis of the efficacy of taurolidine in reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections for patients receiving parenteral nutrition.

The aim was to identify and synthesize evidence to assess taurolidine efficacy against comparators for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections for people with intestinal failure receiving parenteral nutrition.

Ethanol Lock Therapy Markedly Reduces Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections in Adults Requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Retrospective Study From a Tertiary Medical Center

The aim was to determine whether ethanol lock therapy decreased the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections compared with historic controls at Emory University Hospital.

Epidemiology of Infectious and Noninfectious Catheter Complications in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The aim of this review was to synthesize and evaluate what is known about catheter complications and prevention strategies in patients receiving parenteral nutrition as their primary source of
nutrition.

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