Prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections

NP O'Grady - New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
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Risk factors of catheter-associated bloodstream infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

E Lafuente Cabrero, R Terradas Robledo… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The prevalence of catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) is high
and is a severe health problem associated with an increase in mortality and elevated …

The impact of healthcare-associated infections on mortality in ICU: a prospective study in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East

VD Rosenthal, R Yin, Y Lu, C Rodrigues… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium has found a high
ICU mortality rate. Our aim was to identify all-cause mortality risk factors in ICU-patients …

A review of biomedical devices: classification, regulatory guidelines, human factors, software as a medical device, and cybersecurity

F Tettey, SK Parupelli, S Desai - Biomedical Materials & Devices, 2024 - Springer
Biomedical devices provide a critical role in the healthcare system to positively impact
patient well-being. This paper aims to provide the current classifications and …

Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for evaluating new fever in adult patients in the ICU

NP O'Grady, E Alexander, W Alhazzani… - Critical care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: This is an update of the 2008 Infectious Diseases Society of America and
Society (IDSA) and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guideline for the evaluation of …

Identifying and mitigating disparities in central line–associated bloodstream infections in minoritized racial, ethnic, and language groups

CL McGrath, B Bettinger, M Stimpson, SL Bell… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although inequitable care due to racism and bias is well documented in health
care, the impact on health care–associated infections is less understood. Objective To …

The neonatal DAV-expert algorithm: a GAVeCeLT/GAVePed consensus for the choice of the most appropriate venous access in newborns

G Barone, V D'Andrea, G Ancora, F Cresi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In most NICUs, the choice of the venous access device currently relies upon the operator's
experience and preferences. However, considering the high failure rate of vascular devices …

Risk factors associated with increased incidences of catheter-related bloodstream infection

K Moriyama, T Ando, M Kotani, J Tokumine… - Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
We have implemented several preventive measures to reduce central line-associated
bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the general intensive care unit (ICU) of a university …

Nosocomial Infections in Adults Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Review for Infectious Diseases Clinicians

JE Marcus, A Shah, GJ Peek… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Over the past 10 years, there has been a rapid expansion in the use of extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the care of patients with refractory cardiac or respiratory …

Health care-associated infections in older adults: epidemiology and prevention

BL Tesini, G Dumyati - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2023 - id.theclinics.com
Age-associated physiologic changes, unique geriatric syndromes, and frequent, prolonged
health care interactions make older adults uniquely vulnerable to infections. The …