Routine replacement versus clinical monitoring of peripheral intravenous catheters in a regional hospital in the home program: A randomized controlled trial

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 915-917

  Van Donk, Patricia ^a,c   Rickard, Claire M ^b   McGrail, Matthew R ^a   Doolan, Glenn ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME INTRAVENOUS THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; QUEENSLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349171327     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599776     Document Type: Article

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