Central line "attention" is their best prevention

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-248

  Kime, Tammy ^a   Mohsini, Khawar ^a   Nwankwo, Martin U ^a   Turner, Barbara ^b  

^a Covenant Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated infections (CLABIs); Central line(s); Neonatal intensive care unit; Practice change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 80053634479     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3182256680     Document Type: Article

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