A prospective clinical trial to assess peripheral venous catheter–related phlebitis using needleless connectors in a surgery department

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1139-1142

  Ronen, Ohad ^a   Shlomo, Fanny ^a   Ben Adiva, Gila ^a   Edri, Zehava ^a   Shema Didi, Lilach ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intravascular catheter; Needleless connector; Phlebitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032035278     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.05.001     Document Type: Article

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