Use of ethanol lock therapy to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in home parenteral nutrition patients

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-305

  Opilla, Marianne T ^a,b,c   Kirby, Donald F ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nutrishare Inc   (United States)

^c Nutrishare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIZZINESS; ETHANOL LOCK THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; NAUSEA; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, HOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347368797     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607107031004302     Document Type: Article

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