Short peripheral venous catheters: Effect of evidence-based guidelines on insertion, maintenance and outcomes in a university hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Couzigou, C ^a   Lamory, J ^a   Salmon Ceron, D ^a   Figard, J ^a   Vidal Trecan, Gwenaella M ^a  

^a Université Rene Descartes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Catheterization; Infection control; Infusion; Intravenous; Peripheral; Practice guidelines; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13344286221     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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