'Triple-threat' approach reduces life-threatening central line infections in children with cancer
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of life-threatening central line infections in pediatric cancer patients by following a set of basic precautions, by encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance with the protocol and by honest analysis of the root cause behind every single infection, according to a new study.