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

• Principais autores: Kampf, Günter (Autor), Reise, Gesche (Autor), James, Claudia (Autor), Gittelbauer, Kirsten (Autor), Gosch, Jutta (Autor), Alpers, Birgit (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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[english] 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 clin...