Totally Implantable Venous Access Device Placement by Interventional Radiologists: Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Necessary?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4239428	Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology	2012	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The rate of early infection without antibiotic prophylaxis before TIVAD placement in the interventional radiology suite is < 1%. Based on these data, use of prophylactic antibiotics for TIVAD placement is not recommended.

Keywords

CDC WBC ANC INR CLABSI TIVAD PACs U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Absolute neutrophil count Totally implantable venous access device Central line–associated bloodstream infection International Normalized Ratio white blood cell

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Totally Implantable Venous Access Device Placement by Interventional Radiologists: Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Necessary?

Authors

Anne M. MD, Franz W. BS, Raymond H. MD, Crystal MPH, Joseph MD, PhD, Constantinos T. MD, PhD, Lynn A. MD, Karen T. MD, Kent A. MD, George I. MD,