A national survey of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) practices

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-74

  Sharpe, Elizabeth ^a   Pettit, Janet ^b   Ellsbury, Dan L ^c  

^a PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP   (United States)

^b KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated bloodstream infection; Chlorhexidine; Complications; Dressing; Education and training; Flushing; Occlusion; Radiographic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CATHETER OBSTRUCTION; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873586818     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e318278b907     Document Type: Article

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