Study of device use adjusted rates in health care-associated infections after implementation of "bundles" in a closed-model medical intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 174.e11-174.e18

  Venkatram, Sindhaghatta ^a   Rachmale, Sonal ^b   Kanna, Balavenkatesh ^b,c  

^a BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Device use; Health care associated infections; MICU

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77049104889     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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