On the road to avoiding adverse events: Educational programs pave the way

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2077-2078

  O'Grady, Naomi P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Educational program; Intravascular catheter

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042868186     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000069514.49863.BB     Document Type: Editorial

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