Journal article
Central venous catheter replacement strategies
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of guidewire exchange and new-site replacement strategies on the frequency of catheter colonization and infection, catheter-related bacteremia, and mechanical complications in critically ill patients.
DATA SOURCES: We searched for published and unpublished research by means of MEDLINE and Science Citation Index, manual searching of Index Medicus, citation review of relevant primary and review articles, review …
Authors
Cook D; Randolph A; Kernerman P; Cupido C; King D; Soukup C; Brun-Buisson C
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 1417–1424.
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
8 1997
DOI
10.1097/00003246-199708000-00033
ISSN
0090-3493