Prevention of nosocomial infections: Strategies to improve the safety of the patients in the intensive care unit;Prevención de infecciones nosocomiales: Estrategias para mejorar la seguridad de los pacientes en la unidad de cuidados intensivos

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 248-252

  Lisboa, T ^a,b   Rello, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Care bundles; Infection control; Safety; VAP

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT SAFETY; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 44949261224     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(08)70947-1     Document Type: Article

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