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>> “Fatal sepsis may occur when the large catheters inserted in the neck provide fertile field for infection.” <<
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I see the liklihood, but whatever happened to UV disinfection? It works well on water supplies and pools.
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I think those large caths going into the neck are a big opening for entry of bacteria directly into the skin and bloodstream. The patients need to be on these ECMO machines for several weeks in most cases. Its hard to keep the large bore catheter sites clean/sterile that long.