Effect of education on the rate of and the understanding of risk factors for intravascular catheter-related infections

Yilmaz G., CAYLAN R., AYDIN K., Topbas M., Koksal I.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.6, ss.689-694, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1086/517976
  • Dergi Adı: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.689-694
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. Intravascular catheters are indispensable tools in modern medical therapy. In spite of their great benefits, however, the widespread use of catheters leads to several complications, including infections that cause significant morbidity, mortality, and economic losses for hospitalized patients.