USE OF FLEXIBLE STICKS IN THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

The work relates the use of flexible sticks in dressings of central venous catheter, in patients in the Intensive Care Unit. It shows that the technique, which was introduced during a period of high incidence of infections relating to central venous catheter, provided an opportunity to reduce the le...

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Main Authors: Deise Cristina Furtado Liedke, Christiane Johnscher Niebel Stier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2000-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v5i1.44867