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Groshong catheter

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Groshong catheter,
a modification of the Hickman catheter with a valve that is closed when the catheter is not in use, used for long-term administration of substances such as antibiotics, total parenteral nutrition, or chemotherapeutic agents.


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He had received intravenous antimicrobial agents (rifampin and daptomycin) through a Groshong catheter that had been inserted to treat discitis.
4), (6) Some reported cases of infection with this organism after placement of synthetic indwelling biomedical devices include line sepsis from an infected Groshong catheter, (4) sepsis and cholangitis due to biliary stent placement, (4) endocarditis from prosthetic valve involvement, (7) and peritonitis in a patient with a Tenckhoff catheter.
Eight days before admission, a right internal jugular Groshong catheter had been placed to facilitate chemotherapy.
 
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