Minimising central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections – ‘matching michigan’ in England

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 105-106

  Richardson, Annette ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SEPSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICHIGAN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEPSIS;

EID: 67651053184     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00337.x     Document Type: Editorial

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