Tunneling short-term central venous catheters to prevent catheter- related infection: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1452-1457

  Randolph, Adrienne G ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^b   Gonzales, Calle A ^c   Brun Buisson, Christian ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Central venous catheter; Critical care; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILASTIC; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031902144     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199808000-00038     Document Type: Article

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