Arterial catheters are not risk-free spigots

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 620-622

  Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial catheter; Catheter infection; Hospital acquired infection

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38549154459     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181629898     Document Type: Editorial

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