Catheter-related infection in critically ill patients
- 25 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 30 (8) , 1681-1684
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2332-3
Abstract
To describe the incidence of the catheter-related local infection (CRLI) and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) of central venous catheters (CVCs) and arterial catheters (ACs).Keywords
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