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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · May 2008
University HealthSystem Consortium quality performance benchmarking study of the insertion and care of central venous catheters.
- Brian P Harting, Thomas R Talbot, Timothy H Dellit, Joan Hebden, Joanne Cuny, William H Greene, and John Segreti.
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. brian_harting@rush.edu
- Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 May 1; 29 (5): 440-2.
AbstractWe report data from an observational benchmarking study of adherence to recommended practices for insertion and maintenance of central venous catheters at a heterogeneous group of academic medical centers. These centers demonstrated a need for significant improvement in implementation and documentation of quality performance measures for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
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