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Improving patient safety during insertion of peripheral venous catheters: an observational intervention study

Background: Peripheral venous catheters are frequently used in hospitalized patients but increase the risk of nosocomial bloodstream infection. Evidence-based guidelines describe specific steps that are known to reduce infection risk. However, the degree of guideline implementation in clinical pract...

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Autores principales: Kampf, Günter, Reise, Gesche, James, Claudia, Gittelbauer, Kirsten, Gosch, Jutta, Alpers, Birgit
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/PMC3850230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24327944
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000218