Trends in device utilization ratios in intensive care units over 10-year period in South Korea: device utilization ratio as a new aspect of surveillance

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2018, Pages e169-e177

  Kim, E J ^a   Kwak, Y G ^b   Park, S H ^c   Kim, S R ^d   Shin, M J ^e   Yoo, H M ^f   Han, S H ^g   Kim, D W ^h   Choi, Y H ^a   Yoo, J H ^c   Kim, H Y ⁱ   Kim, Y S ⁱ   Kim, Y H ⁱ   Kim, T H ⁱ   Kim, H B ⁱ   Moon, K W ⁱ   Uh, Y ⁱ   Eun, B W ⁱ   Lee, M S ⁱ   Lee, S O ⁱ   Choi, J Y ^i,i   Choe, P G ⁱ   Hong, K H ⁱ   Yoo, S Y ⁱ   more..

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Device utilization ratios; Surveillance; Year wise trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE UTILIZATION RATIO; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA; TREND STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 85049336128     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.10.007     Document Type: Article

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