Nosocomial infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Affecting the impact on safety and outcome

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Stockwell, Jana Alhart ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Bundle; Catheter related; Hospital acquired infection; Infection; Nosocomial infection; Nosocomial urinary tract infection; Pediatric intensive care unit; Process improvement; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MINOCYCLINE; OMEPRAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; RANITIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; SUCRALFATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTISEPSIS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER CARE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPERIENCE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STRESS ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 33947118564     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000257486.97045.D8     Document Type: Article

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