Effectiveness of a central line bundle campaign on line-associated infections in the intensive care unit

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 492-495

  Galpern, David ^a   Guerrero, Alejandro ^a   Tu, Ann ^a   Fahoum, Bashar ^a,b   Wise, Leslie ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 51449087611     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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