Ethanol lock therapy in reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections in adult home parenteral nutrition patients: Results of a retrospective study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 603-610

  John, Bijo K ^a,b   Khan, Maqsood A ^a,b   Speerhas, Rex ^a,b   Rhoda, Kristen ^a,b   Hamilton, Cindy ^a,b   Dechicco, Robert ^a,b   Lopez, Rocio ^a,b   Steiger, Ezra ^a,b   Kirby, Donald F ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

home nutrition support; nutrition support practice; parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHANOL LOCK THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOME PARENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CROSS INFECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865219944     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607111428452     Document Type: Article

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