Do dressings with increased permeability reduce the incidence of central venous catheter related sepsis?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Reynolds, Mark G ^a   Tebbs, Sarah E ^c   Elliott, Thomas S J ^b  

^a Liver ITU   (Brazil)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PERMEABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 0031063694     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(97)80688-X     Document Type: Article

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