Monitoring quality of care for peripheral intravenous catheters; feasibility and reliability of the peripheral intravenous catheters mini questionnaire (PIVC-miniQ)

• Autors principals: Lise Husby Høvik (Autor), Kari Hanne Gjeilo (Autor), Stian Lydersen (Autor), Claire M. Rickard (Autor), Benedikte Røtvold (Autor), Jan Kristian Damås (Autor), Erik Solligård (Autor), Lise Tuset Gustad (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Abstract Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) account for a mean of 38% of catheter associated bloodstream infections (CABSI) with Staphylococcus aureus, which are preventable if deficiencies in best practice are addressed. There exists no feasible and reliable quality surveillance to...