Achieving Zero Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections: 15 months success in a community based medical center

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Harnage, Sophie A ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 38749146331     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2309/java.12-4-8     Document Type: Article

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