Hospital board checklist to improve culture and reduce central line - Associated bloodstream infections

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 525-528

  Goeschel, Christine A ^a   Holzmueller, Christine G ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHECKLIST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHECKLIST; GOVERNING BOARD; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651249639     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36078-8     Document Type: Article

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