Initial and extended use of femoral versus nonfemoral double-lumen vascular catheters and catheter-related infection during continuous renal replacement therapy.

Background: The risk of catheter-related infection or bacteremia, with initial and extended use of femoral versus nonfemoral sites for double-lumen vascular catheters (DLVCs) during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), is unclear.

Study Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting & Participants: Critically ill patients on CRRT in a combined intensive care unit of a tertiary institution.