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catheter-related infection
Epidemiology:
- 65-70% of catheter-related infections may be preventable
- no association between patient safety culture & catheter-associated infection rates [2]
Specific
catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
intravascular catheter-related infection
General
infection (infectious disease)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
- Meddings J, Reichert H, Greene MT, et al.
Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient
Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated
infections: results of two national collaboratives.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 May 24;
PMID: 27222593 Free full text
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