Medical residents' self-reported adherence to guidelines during placement of central venous catheters .
In teaching hospitals, the majority of central venous catheters are placed by medical residents. No studies have examined residents' adherence to safe practices during these procedures. We conducted a survey to gather self-reported data on the techniques that internal medicine residents use when placing a central venous catheter to minimize their own risk of infection and their patients' risk of bleeding-related complications.
Al Aloul
Basel K
BK
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. alalo001@umn.edu
Adabag
A Selcuk
AS
Goussous
Tareq Y
TY
Weinert
Craig R
CR
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D003625:Data Collection; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007396:Internship and Residency; D016635:Universal Precautions