Management of central venous catheters at the intensive care units in Yemen. Survey of practices

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-282

  Al Sayaghi, Khaled M ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE MANAGER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VASCULAR ACCESS; YEMEN;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; YEMEN;

EID: 79952596493     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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