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- Title
Impact of a prevention strategy targeted at vascular-access care on incidence of infections acquired in intensive care.
- Authors
Eggimann, P; Harbarth, S; Constantin, M N; Touveneau, S; Chevrolet, J C; Pittet, D
- Abstract
Intravascular devices are a leading cause of nosocomial infection. Specific prevention strategies and improved guidelines for the use of intravascular devices can decrease the rate of infection; however, the impact of a combination of these strategies on rates of vascular-access infection in intensive-care units (ICUs) is not known. We implemented a multiple-approach prevention programme to decrease the occurrence of vascular-access infection in an 18-bed medical ICU at a tertiary centre.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2000, Vol 355, Issue 9218, p1864
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02291-1