Electronic documentation of central venous catheter-days: Validation is essential

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 900-907

  Chernetsky Tejedor, Sheri ^a,b   Garrett, Gina ^b   Jacob, Jesse T ^a,b   Meyer, Ellen ^b   Dent Reyes, Mary ^a,c   Robichaux, Chad ^b   Steinberg, James P ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; REMINDER SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WARD;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881129726     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671736     Document Type: Article

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