Zero risk for central line-associated bloodstream infection: Are we there yet?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 388-393

  McLaws, Mary Louise ^a,b   Burrell, Anthony R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

bloodstream infection rate; central line dwell time; patient safety; risk free

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATHETER INFECTION; DIALYSIS; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856158369     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232e4f3     Document Type: Article

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