Review of peripherally inserted central catheters in the Singapore acute-care hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 531-535

  Chlebicki, M P ^a   Teo, E K ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Central venous; Peripherally inserted central catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHOLANGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DIABETIC FOOT; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELIOIDOSIS; MYOSITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHLEBITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PSOAS MUSCLE; PSOAS MUSCLE ABSCESS; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 2442566371     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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