Timing of Intravenous Administration Set Changes: A Systematic Review

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 240-250

  Gillies, Donna ^a   O'Riordan, Libba ^b   Wallen, Margaret ^b   Rankin, Karen ^b   Morrison, Anne ^b   Nagy, Sue ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRYSTALLOID; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDLINE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REVIEW;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542719917     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502385     Document Type: Review

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