The 'Hands-Off' catheter and the prevention of systemic infections associated with pulmonary artery catheter: A prospective study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 284-287

  Cohen, Yves ^a   Fosse, Jean P ^b   Karoubi, Philippe ^b   Reboul Marty, Jeanne ^b   Dreyfuss, Didier ^b   Hoang, Philippe ^b   Cupa, Michel ^b  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; THERMODILUTION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0031919719     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.1.97-03067     Document Type: Article

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