Prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-308

  Kanouff, Alan J ^a   Dehaven, Kurt D ^a   Kaplan, Peter D ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Cross infection; Infection control; Nosocomial; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 58149172107     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000336815.81676.88     Document Type: Review

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