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Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates. | PSNet

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August 16, 2023 - Study Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates. … Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates. … Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections ( CLABSI ) is an important patient safety … Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates. … August 10, 2022 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections

Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). | PSNet

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September 07, 2016 - Government Resource Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … Citation Text: Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … June 26, 2013 Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment. … May 10, 2017 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations … August 17, 2016 Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008.

Battling hospital-acquired infections. | PSNet

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June 27, 2018 - Audiovisual Battling hospital-acquired infections. … Citation Text: Battling hospital-acquired infections. Gross T; Shannon R. NPR. … This interview with Richard Shannon, MD, addresses the safety consequences of hospital-acquired infections … 12, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … January 4, 2012 Hospital infections hard to gauge.

The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality. | PSNet

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April 22, 2011 - Study The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital … The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality. … bloodstream infections and surgical site infections . … This Canadian study is the first to demonstrate a clear association between C. difficile infection … The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality.

Making infection prevention and control everyone's business? Hospital staff views on patient involvement. | PSNet

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April 29, 2015 - Study Making infection prevention and control everyone's business? … Making infection prevention and control everyone's business? … leaders revealed that they were generally supportive of engaging families and patients to promote infection … prevention as well as risks to infection control posed by patients themselves. … Making infection prevention and control everyone's business?

Time-series analysis of health care–associated infections in a new hospital with all private rooms. | PSNet

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July 31, 2019 - Study Time-series analysis of health care–associated infections in a new hospital … Time-Series Analysis of Health Care-Associated Infections in a New Hospital With All Private Rooms. … rates was mixed (in particular, Clostridium difficile infection rates did not change). … Time-Series Analysis of Health Care-Associated Infections in a New Hospital With All Private Rooms. … December 21, 2018 Reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves. | PSNet

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February 14, 2024 - Study Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic … Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves. … Nosocomial infection rates were low across both time frames, but 30-day mortality was higher (compared … to patients without infection) in the first timeframe when immunity was low. … Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves.

In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH | PSNet

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March 01, 2014 - People are much more concerned about health care–associated infections than whether the surgeon will … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.

Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. | PSNet

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October 21, 2010 - Commentary Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection … Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. … areas selected by the alliance, and the first Global Patient Safety Challenge: health care–associated infection … Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. … Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Non-Health Care Professionals Nosocomial Infections

Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students. | PSNet

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February 11, 2009 - Study Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students. … Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students. … Nursing students identified several categories of near misses relating to infection control practices … Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students.

Environmental Safety in the OR | PSNet

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May 19, 2015 - Infection control programs perform surveillance to benchmark infection rates against past rates at a … infection control team. … National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. … Hospital-onset infections: a patient safety issue. … Postoperative Serratia marcescens wound infections traced to an out-of-hospital source.

Hospital infections hard to gauge. | PSNet

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July 20, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Hospital infections hard to gauge. … piece details efforts to collect, analyze, and utilize state-wide reports on health care–associated infections … May 8, 2019 Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths. … 29, 2012 New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Study Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline … Statewide NICU central-line-associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists … The near-elimination of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in adult intensive care units … However, wide variation in infection rates remained between individual NICUs, and hospitals with higher … Statewide NICU central-line-associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists

The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016: systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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April 26, 2017 - Review The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016: … The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016: Systematic review and meta-analysis … Health care–associated infections (HAIs) represent a significant source of preventable harm to patients … A past PSNet perspective discussed infection prevention and patient safety. … June 3, 2020 Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing

Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in health care workers: a living rapid review. | PSNet

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March 02, 2011 - Emerging Classic Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection … Healthcare workers accounted for a significant proportion of infections but illness severity was lower … infection risk. … Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project measures and the association with postoperative infections … November 11, 2020 Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated infections

Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2022. | PSNet

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June 22, 2022 - The use of patient safety methods as well as traditional infection control practices has resulted … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … September 1, 2014 Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study … October 29, 2014 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … 22, 2011 New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Coronavirus-Disease-2019-Covid-19-Pandemic-Central-Line-Associated-Bloodstream-Infection

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Monitoring and reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national survey of state hospital associations. | PSNet

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December 01, 2010 - checklist of infection control measures—is one of the leading successes of the patient safety movement … , and most states do not even report infection rates. … June 16, 2019 Drug shortage-associated increase in catheter-related blood stream infection … 30, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … 21, 2012 New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection

How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet

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March 01, 2014 - More recently, the cost of these infections was estimated to be up to 10 billion dollars annually.( 2 … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination. … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections.

The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: a summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. | PSNet

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February 07, 2022 - Study The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections … The authors conclude that these findings suggest a need to return to conventional infection control … (s) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … infection prevention measures.

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