Influence of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver...

Autor: Heard, Stephen O., Wagle, Manisha, Vijayakumar, Elamana, McLean, Susan, Brueggemann, Angela, Napolitano, Lena M., Edwards, L. Paul, O'Connell, Frank M., Puyana, Juan Carlos, Doern, Gary V.
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Zdroj: Archives of Internal Medicine; 1/12/98, Vol. 158 Issue 1, p81, 7p, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt: Evaluates the efficacy of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine to reduce the incidence of local catheter infection and catheter-related bacteremia. Evaluation reviewed and approved by the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research; Number of patients involved in evaluation; Methods used to conduct evaluation.
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