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Dentro de la seguridad del paciente como dimensión de la calidad, se encuentra la prevención de las infecciones nosocomiales. Una de las medidas recomendadas es  el uso adecuado y estandarizado de bioconectores en enfermos portadores de accesos vasculares. El desconocimiento y/o mal uso de los mismos puede generar su aumento [seguir leyendo].
 

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