Retained Hickman catheter cuff as a source of infection
1993
Summary Two cases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection complicating retained subcutaneous Hickman catheter cuffs are described. Foreign body-associated Pseudomonas infection is unlikely to respond to treatment with antibiotics alone. We therefore recommend that the cuff is removed at the same time as the Hickman catheter is pulled out so as to prevent future infection.
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