Absence of an intervention effect following central line bundle implementation in an intensive care unit: An interpretation

Am J Infect Control. 2014 Apr;42(4):463-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.11.006.

Authors

Koen Y Blot¹, Stijn I Blot², Dominique Vandijck³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: koen.blot@ugent.be.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Health Economics and Patient Safety, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

PMID: 24679581
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.11.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Bacteremia / prevention & control*
Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Male