Simple quality improvement interventions reduce unnecessary intravascular device dwell time

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-470

  McBride, Stephen J ^a   Scott, David W ^a   Partridge, David G ^b   Briggs, Simon E ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEVICE INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; PHLEBITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VASCULAR ACCESS; WARD;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHLEBITIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42549125656     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587968     Document Type: Letter

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