A prospective study of central venous catheters placed in a tertiary care emergency department: Indications for use, infectious complications, and natural history

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-67

  Diaz, Katrina ^a   Kelly, Sean G ^b   Smith, Barbara ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^a,c   Younger, John G ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated infections; Emergency medicine; Infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856536040     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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