Efficacy of introducing a checklist to reduce central venous line associated bloodstream infections in the ICU caring for adult patients

Abstract Background Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a major source of sepsis in modern intensive care medicine. Some years ago bundle interventions have been introduced to reduce CLABSI. The use of checklists may be an additional tool to improve the effect of these bundle...

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Main Authors: Dominic Wichmann, Cristina E. Belmar Campos, Stephan Ehrhardt, Timo Kock, Claudia Weber, Holger Rohde, Stefan Kluge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3178-6