Interventions to reduce central venous catheter-associated infections in children: Which ones are beneficial?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-568

  Mok, Quen ^a,b   Gilbert, Ruth ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EDITORIAL; INTENSIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79953820265     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2135-2     Document Type: Editorial

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