Reduction in intraoperative bacterial contamination of peripheral intravenous tubing through the use of a novel device

Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 978-985

  Koff, Matthew D ^a   Loftus, Randy W ^b   Burchman, Corey C ^a   Schwartzman, Joseph D ^a   Read, Megan E ^a   Henry, Elliot S ^c   Beach, Michael L ^d  

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care ^*  (United States)

^b Critical Care Medicine

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 65549160962     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a06ec3     Document Type: Article

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