Time-series analysis to observe the impact of a centrally organized educational intervention on the prevention of central-line-associated bloodstream infections in 32 German intensive care units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 220-226

  Hansen, S ^a,b   Schwab, F ^a,b   Schneider, S ^a,b   Sohr, D ^a,b   Gastmeier, P ^a,b   Geffers, C ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Centre for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 84905107836     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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