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Decreasing catheter-related infection and hospital costs by continuous quality improvement

Joseph M. Civetta, Judith Hudson-Civetta, Suzette Ball

Critical Care Medicine · 1996 · 57 citations · 9 references

Abstract

Catheters impregnated with silver sulfadiazine and chlorhexidine had a smaller proportion of catheter-related infection compared with unprotected catheters. Fever alone as an indication for guidewire exchange resu

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Critical Care Management, Critical Care Medicine, Bloodstream Infection +12

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Venous Disease, Arterial Catheters, Antibiotics +8