Catheter-related infection in Irish intensive care units diagnosed with HELICS criteria: a multi-centre surveillance study.
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Conrick-Martin, IFoley, M
Roche, F M
Fraher, M H
Burns, K M
Morrison, P
Healy, M
Power, M W
Fitzpatrick, F
Phelan, D
Walshe, C M
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. iancm25@hotmail.comIssue Date
2013-03MeSH
AdultAged
Catheter-Related Infections
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Ireland
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
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Catheter-related infection in Irish intensive care units diagnosed with HELICS criteria: a multi-centre surveillance study. 2013, 83 (3):238-43 J. Hosp. Infect.Journal
The Journal of hospital infectionDOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.020PubMed ID
23394814Abstract
Catheter-related infection (CRI) surveillance is advocated as a healthcare quality indicator. However, there is no national CRI surveillance programme or standardized CRI definitions in Irish intensive care units (ICUs).Item Type
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1532-2939Sponsors
Funding was received from the Intensive Care Society of Ireland, the Critical Care Programme of the Health Service Executive, and an unrestricted grant from Merck Sharpe & Dohme. The study was endorsed by the Irish Critical Care Trials Groupae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.020
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