Prospective study of peripheral arterial catheter infection and comparison with concurrently sited central venous catheters

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Koh, David Boon Chai ^a   Gowardman, John R ^a   Rickard, Claire M ^b   Robertson, Iain K ^b   Brown, Andrew ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Centre for Clini ^*

Author keywords

Arterial catheters; Catheterization, central venous; Intensive care; Peripheral arterial catheterization; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORYNEBACTERIUM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 38549117788     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318161f74b     Document Type: Article

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