Experience using peripherally inserted central venous catheters for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in children at a community hospital

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1069-1072

  Van Winkle, Patrick ^a,b   Whiffen, Teri ^a   Liu, In Lu Amy ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b FAAP   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy; pediatrics; peripherally inserted central catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISKITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; NEWBORN; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; INFUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149379802     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31817d32f2     Document Type: Article

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