Intensivist supervision of resident-placed central venous catheters decreases the incidence of catheter-related blood stream infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI) cause significant morbidity and mortality. A retrospective study of a performance improvement project in our teaching hospital's surgical intensive care unit (SICU) showed that intensivist supervision was impo...

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Main Authors: Papadimos Thomas J, Hensely Sandra J, Duggan Joan M, Hofmann James P, Khuder Sadik A, Borst Marilyn J, Fath John J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/2/1/11