Observational, Retrospective Real-world Evidence Study Demonstrates Safety, Performance and Usefulness of Antimicrobial Central Venous Catheters

Overview

Journal J Int Med Res

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Sep 23

PMID 39308254

Authors

Thomas E Philbeck

Amy Bardin

John G McDonald

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Abstract

Objective: To collect real-world data to demonstrate the safety and performance of Arrowg+ard Blue® /Arrowg+ard Blue Plus® (AGB/AGB+) central venous catheters (CVCs).

Methods: This observational, retrospective study involved patients who required AGB/AGB+ CVCs at designated general hospitals in USA (22), UK (19) and Germany (2). Data were extracted from electronic medical records. There were no specific inclusion/exclusion criteria. Primary endpoint was successful treatment without an adverse event (AE). Secondary endpoint was rate of AEs.

Results: In total, 384 cases were included from 43 centres and most patients (74%) were >35 years of age. A success rate of 99%, and an overall AE rate of 0.8% were observed. Moreover, the overall infection rate was lower than typically reported for standard catheters. In addition, power injection of contrast media was successful in all 51 cases.

Conclusions: This study indicates the AGB/AGB+ CVCs perform as intended with a high success rate and few AEs. Further large-scale, controlled studies are required to confirm our findings.

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