Open AccessThe ICU-HELICS programme: Towards European surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units
Author(s) -
Carl Suetens,
Anne Savey,
J Labeeuw,
Ingrid Moráles,
Helics-Icu
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.07.09.00359-en
Subject(s) - european union , medicine , intensive care , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , business , economic policy
The creation of a database intended for the comparative analysis of the rates of hospital-acquired infections in the 15 countries of the European Union is among the objectives of the HELICS network (Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance).