Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: A survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Warren, David K ^a   Yokoe, Deborah S ^b   Climo, Michael W ^c   Herwaldt, Loreen A ^d   Noskin, Gary A ^e   Zuccotti, Gianna ^f   Tokars, Jerome I ^g   Perl, Trish M ^h   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE MANAGER; PATIENT CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPSIS; STANDARD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646438562     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499151     Document Type: Article

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