Reducing ventriculostomy-related infections to near zero: The eliminating ventriculostomy infection study

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 459-464

  Rahman, Maryam ^a   Whiting, Jobyna H ^b   Fauerbach, Loretta L ^c   Archibald, Lennox ^d   Friedman, William A ^d  

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

^b Spine and Brain Neurosurgery Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84869130764     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38061-6     Document Type: Article

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