Urinary catheter care in the intensive care unit

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Marklew, Anna ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Infection control; Nursing; Urinary catheter care

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BENCHMARKING; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; IRRIGATION; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 1542425388     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.0048.x     Document Type: Review

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