Nosocomial Infections Caused by Jugular Central Venous Catheterization in Brain Surgery Intensive Care Unit

Atabey, Cem; Koc, Arife; Eroglu, Ahmet; Topuz, Ali; Colak, Ahmet; Demircan, Mehmet; Oncul, Oral; Gorenek, Levent; Turhan, Vedat; Acar, Ali; Ozyurt, Mustafa; Baylan, Orhan

Nosocomial Infections Caused by Jugular Central Venous Catheterization in Brain Surgery Intensive Care Unit

Atabey C., Koc A., Eroglu A., Topuz A. K., Colak A., Demircan M. N., ...More

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, vol.31, no.3, pp.557-567, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 31 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.557-567
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate nosocomial infections associated with central venous catheter (CVC) in Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) and to discuss the means of prevention.