Assessment beyond central line bundle: Audits for line necessity in infected central lines in a surgical intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-89

  Rotz, Seth ^a   Sopirala, Madhuri M ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 84856544855     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.06.004     Document Type: Letter

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