Cor Vasa 2009, 51(7-8):488-490 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2009.123
Infectious complications of long-term intravenous epoprostenol therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
- 2. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie, Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice a 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika
Aim: To evaluate the frequency of infectious and mechanical complications experienced by patients treated with continuous epoprostenol delivery using indwelling central venous catheters.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of data of 20 patients treated in the Pulmonary Hypertension Center of the Internal Department 2, General University Hospital and Charles University Medical School 1.
Results: The incidence of sepsis in our epoprostenol-treated patients was 0.18 per 1,000 days of epoprostenol administration. The frequency of indwelling catheter-related local infections was 0.48 per 1,000 days.
Conclusion: The rates of sepsis or local infectious complications are very low in well educated patients.
Keywords: Epoprostenol; Pulmonary hypertension; Sepsis
Published: July 1, 2009 Show citation
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