Comparison of contamination between conventional three-way stopcock and needleless injection device: A randomized controlled trial

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Oto, Jun ^a   Nishimura, Masaji ^a   Morimatsu, Hiroshi ^b   Katayama, Hiroshi ^b   Onodera, Mutsuo ^c   Takahashi, Hideo ^c   Takezawa, Jun ^c  

^a TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter contamination; Needleless device; Three way stopcock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ISOLATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; INJECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLELESS INJECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; THREE WAY STOPCOCK INJECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES;

EID: 35548990960     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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