title: Medical residents' self-reported adherence to guidelines during placement of central venous catheters .
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. alalo001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Basel K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Al Aloul
authors.forename: A Selcuk
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Adabag
authors.forename: Tareq Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Goussous
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Weinert
mesh_terms: 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