Bacteraemia following single-stage percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1970-1973

  Saayman, A G ^a   Findlay, G P ^a   Barnes, R A ^b   Wise, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial airways; Complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DILATATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DILATATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS' ROOMS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY; WALES;

EID: 73949136953     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1586-1     Document Type: Article

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