Hospital-wide assessment of compliance with central venous catheter dressing recommendations

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-91

  Rupp, Mark E ^a,b   Cassling, Kyle ^a   Faber, Hayley ^a   Lyden, Elizabeth ^c   Tyner, Kate ^b   Marion, Nedra ^b   Van Schooneveld, Trevor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated bloodstream infection; Health care associated infection; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER CARE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER DRESSING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

BANDAGES; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84872044010     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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