Evaluating central venous catheter care in a pediatric intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 514-520

  Hatler, Carol ^a   Buckwald, Linda ^a   Salas Allison, Zoraida ^a   Murphy Taylor, Cathleen ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANDAGE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 74049159594     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009168     Document Type: Article

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