['infection, catheter-related', 'central line-associated bloodstream infection (clabsi)', 'pediatric']
['ethanol-lock']

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Pediatric surgery patients;

          -  Weight: 2 Kg or more;

          -  Using non-tunneled double-lumen polyurethane central venous catheter;

          -  CVC inserted at operation room, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) or Neonatal
             Intensive Care Unit (NICU);

          -  CVC adequately positioned (checked by radioscopy ou radiography);

          -  CVC implanted within a maximum of 24 hours.

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Patients whose catheters had been inserted under emergency situations;

          -  Patients in a critical condition (those requiring continuous fluid/drug infusion
             through both lumens);

          -  Patients with a history of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to ethanol were
             excluded from the study.
      