Safety of positive-pressure valve connectors in arterial catheters inserted into critically ill patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-345

  Yebenes J C ^a   Sauca, G ^a   Solsona, M ^a   Martinez, R ^a   Serra Prat, M ^a   Gil, P ^a   Riera, F ^a   Balanzo X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arterial catheter; Catheter; Hub colonisation; Needleless valve connector; Positive pressure valve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITIVE PRESSURE VALVE CONNECTORS; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COAGULASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 56249089701     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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