Managing central venous catheters: a prospective randomised trial of two methods

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 44-50

  Larwood, Kelvin A ^a   Anstey, Chris M ^a   Dunn, Sandra V ^b  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034189790     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(00)70621-7     Document Type: Article

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