Bridging the gap: A collaborative to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter infections in the home care environment

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 352-358

  Baumgarten, Katherine ^a   Hale, Yvette ^b   Messonnier, Michael ^b   McCabe, Margaret ^a   Albright, Maria ^c   Bergeron, Elaine ^d  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b St Bernard Parish Hospital ^*

^c St Bernard Parish Hospital   (United States)

^d Family Homecare   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care services; Infection control; PICC peripherally inserted central catheter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; NURSE; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84884194467     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. On the CUSP: Stop HAI. http://www.onthecuspstophai.org. Accessed April 5, 2013.