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

• Egile Nagusiak: Kampf, Günter (Egilea), Reise, Gesche (Egilea), James, Claudia (Egilea), Gittelbauer, Kirsten (Egilea), Gosch, Jutta (Egilea), Alpers, Birgit (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: 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...