Central Venous Catheter Insertion Site and Colonization in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (PRECiSE)
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), Central Venous Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infection, Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Planned cardiac surgery Age <1 year Eligibility for both insertion sites (jugular and femoral) for CVC Availability of at least one out of the three chosen expert operators
Exclusion Criteria:
Emergency surgery Known vascular anatomic anomalies Previous cardiac surgery in the last 6 months No expert operator availability Intensive Care unit before surgery Central venous catheter inside at the time of randomization
Withdraw criteria (only for the first endpoint):
Impossibility to placement catheter in the selected site.
Sites / Locations
- IRCCS Policlinico S.DonatoRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Jugular
Femoral
CVC insertion in the left or right internal jugular vein
CVC insertion in the right or left femoral vein