Prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections

NP O'Grady - New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
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Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

N Buetti, J Marschall, M Drees, MG Fakih… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Purpose Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for
detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this …

[图书][B] The tyranny of metrics

J Muller - 2018 - degruyter.com
Today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is
quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrexia: aetiology in the ICU

DJ Niven, KB Laupland - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Elevation in core body temperature is one of the most frequently detected abnormal signs in
patients admitted to adult ICUs, and is associated with increased mortality in select …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of antimicrobial stewardship program implementation at four tertiary private hospitals: results of a five-years pre-post analysis

A Al-Omari, A Al Mutair, S Alhumaid, S Salih… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs have shown to reduce the
emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and health-care-associated infections (HAIs) …

[HTML][HTML] What can implementation science do for you? Key success stories from the field

AM Kilbourne, RE Glasgow, DA Chambers - Journal of General Internal …, 2020 - Springer
BACKGROUND Implementation science evolved out of the need to reduce the persistent
gap between research and practice by more effectively integrating evidence-based health …

[HTML][HTML] Improving care at scale: process evaluation of a multi-component quality improvement intervention to reduce mortality after emergency abdominal surgery …

TJ Stephens, CJ Peden, RM Pearse, SE Shaw… - Implementation …, 2018 - Springer
Background Improving the quality and safety of perioperative care is a global priority. The
Enhanced Peri-Operative Care for High-risk patients (EPOCH) trial was a stepped-wedge …

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections

MA Azad, R Patel - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose serious threats to patients and can be associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. These infections may be difficult to diagnose due, in …

Implementation strategies to reduce surgical site infections: a systematic review

P Ariyo, B Zayed, V Riese, B Anton, A Latif… - Infection Control & …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) portend high patient morbidity and mortality.
Although evidence-based clinical interventions can reduce SSIs, they are not reliably …

Review of strategies to reduce central line‐associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter‐associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs

PK Patel, A Gupta, VM Vaughn… - Journal of hospital …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter‐associated urinary
tract infection (CAUTI) are costly and morbid. Despite evidence‐based guidelines, Some …