Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in patients with cancer: a prospective randomised controlled trial

癌症患者通常需要通过中心静脉通路装置延长进入血液的时间，以便提供化疗以及相关的支持和对症治疗。使用这种装置的一个常见的严重副作用是血液感染的发展。这项研究将调查将设备插入身体的非优势侧是否会减少发生血液感染的可能性。

Patients with cancer often require prolonged access to the bloodstream via a central venous access device in order to deliver chemotherapy treatments as well as associated supportive and symptomatic therapies. A common serious side-effect of having this device is the development of an infection in the blood. This research will investigate whether insertion of the device into the non-dominant side of the body will reduce the likelihood of developing a bloodstream infection.