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Prospective pilot study on the incidence of infections caused by peripheral venous catheters at a general surgical ward

Device-associated infections comprise a significant proportion of all nosocomial infections. In this prospective, observational pilot study the incidence of infections in 89 peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) was documented on a general surgical ward employing an infection data sheet developed by th...

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Autores principales: Heinrich, Ines, Geßner, Stephan, Wegner, Christian, Heidecke, Claus-Dieter, Kramer, Axel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967392
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000206