Using a combined nursing and medical approach to reduce the incidence of central line associated bacteraemia in a New Zealand critical care unit: A clinical audit

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 137-146

  Hocking, Catherine ^a   Pirret, Alison M ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Central line associated bacteraemia; Central line bundles; Critical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHECKLIST; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84876792477     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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