Improving catheter-related blood stream infection in haemodialysis patients using a practice development framework

Renal Society of Australasia Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-21

  Chu, Ginger ^a,b   Adams, Kelly ^c   Crawford, Sarah ^d  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Local Health District ^*  (Australia)

^d Hunter New England Local Health District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Catheters; Central venous dialysis catheter; Haemodialysis; Nursing; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876403184     PISSN: 18323804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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