A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2933-2939

  Marsteller, Jill A ^a,b   Bryan Sexton, J ^a,b   Hsu, Yea Jen ^a   Hsiao, Chun Ju ^a   Holzmueller, Christine G ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Thompson, David A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter related infections; evidence based practice; intensive care units; prevention and control; quality improvement; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868203249     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31825fd4d8     Document Type: Article

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