Observational study on the reduction of catheter-related Infections by use of self-disinfecting venous and arterial access caps (Curos caps ;3M, Saint Paul, MN, USA)

Inclusion Criteria:

• every patient in the hemato-oncological department who received at least one CVC was included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

All patients treated in the hemato-oncological department at the University Clinic in Cologne, Germany, receiving a central-line catheter during one year previous to the implementation of alcohol-impregnated catheter caps as well as all patients receiving a central-line catheter during the 12 months following the implementation of CUROS were included in this study