Effectiveness of stepwise interventions targeted to decrease central catheter-associated bloodstream infections

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1464-1469

  Munoz Price, L Silvia ^a,b   Dezfulian, Cameron ^c   Wyckoff, Mary ^a   Lenchus, Joshua D ^a   Rosalsky, Mara ^b   Birnbach, David J ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central catheter associated bloodstream infections; chlorhexidine; intensive care units

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; BATH; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHECKLIST; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHECKLIST; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84860241768     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31823e9f5b     Document Type: Article

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