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Cost effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters in the intensive care unit: addressing uncertainty in the decision

Kate A Halton1,2*, David A Cook3, Michael Whitby4, David L Paterson1,5 and Nicholas Graves1,2

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1 The Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance & Prevention, GPO Box 48, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001 Australia

2 Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059 Australia

3 Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102 Australia

4 Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102 Australia

5 University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Butterfield Street, Herston, Queensland, 4029 Australia

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Critical Care 2009, 13:R35 doi:10.1186/cc7744

Published: 11 March 2009

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A Word file that provides bibliographic details for all relevant studies retrieved in literature searches for: estimates of the clinical and economic outcomes of CR-BSI, systematic reviews of the effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters, and QALY weights for ICU patients.

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