Monitoring and reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections: A national survey of state hospital associations

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-260

  Murphy, David J ^a   Needham, Dale M ^a   Goeschel, Christine ^a   Fan, Eddy ^a   Cosgrove, Sara E ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Health services research; Hospital societies; Intensive care unit; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954284617     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610364653     Document Type: Article

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