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221. In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH | PSNet
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     November 01, 2008 - catheter–related infection. … In the 1970s, when infection control really began to blossom, infection control professionals, the hospital … Perspective Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting … infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and bacteremia. … risks of symptomatic infection.

222. Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. | PSNet
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     May 25, 2011 - Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection … Public Reporting of Health Care–Associated Surveillance Data: Recommendations From the Healthcare Infection … Public reporting of health care–associated infection rates serves as a key measure for quality in … Public Reporting of Health Care–Associated Surveillance Data: Recommendations From the Healthcare Infection … Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection

223. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2020 - Implementation of a comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections in cesarean … Implementation of a comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections in cesarean … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-reduce-surgical- site-infections … hospital over a five-year period to evaluate the impact of an evidence-based bundle on surgical site infections … Implementation of the bundle resulted in a 60% reduction in the risk of surgical site infections, from

224. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2023 - Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term healthcare facilities … Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term healthcare facilities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections-veterans-affairs-acute-care-and-long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-surgical-patients-impact-covid … -19-related-infection-prevention https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-care-healthcare-associated-infections

225. Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections. | PSNet
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     August 25, 2010 - Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … August 25, 2010 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: … March 21, 2012 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … September 30, 2015 Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient … August 11, 2014 Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention

226. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2019 - infection (CAUTI), central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated … Investigators surveyed hospital infection control leaders at 528 hospitals about prevention practices … for each of these infections. … Gaps remain in use of antimicrobial devices across all three of these infection types. … over time, some gaps in device-associated infection prevention persist.

227. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. … Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. March 2023. … central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is an ongoing patient safety priority. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reducing-central-line-associated-blood-stream-infections https:/ … /psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-national-patient-safety-imperative

228. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 26, 2023 - Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent and control health-care-associated infections: a systematic … Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent and control health-care- associated infections: a systematic … Health care-associated infections continue to be one of the most common health care-related complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/targeted-versus-universal-decolonization-prevent-icu-infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/targeted-versus-universal-decolonization-prevent-icu-infection https://

229. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2023 - Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality … Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-pediatric-oncology … - patients Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a patient safety priority. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-and-state-healthcare-associated-infections-progress-report

230. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 28, 2020 - Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2013-2018. … Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2013-2018. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-critically-ill-children-us-2013- … 2018 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-critically-ill-children-us … business-case-quality-economic-analysis-michigan-keystone-patient-safety-program-icus https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-reduction-pediatric-safety-engagement-network

231. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 17, 2021 - study-multicentric The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in infection prevention and control practices … and increased the risk for some healthcare-acquired infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sars-cov-2-hospital-acquired-infection-rates-united-states-predictions-and-early … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

232. Impact of adverse events on outcomes in intensive care unit patients. | PSNet
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     April 18, 2012 - care unit (ICU) patients are vulnerable from a patient safety standpoint, with hospital-acquired infections … Multiple AEs, particularly hospital-acquired infections, were independently associated with mortality … documented remarkable successes in preventing one of the most common AEs, catheter-related bloodstream infections … Related Resources What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … May 30, 2012 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the

233. Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety program. | PSNet
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     August 20, 2018 - However, Matching Michigan was unsuccessful in that infection rates declined at similar rates in both … October 21, 2020 Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative … Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection … October 4, 2013 Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … March 2, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in

234. Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care. | PSNet
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     February 29, 2012 - and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) , are frequent sources of hospital-acquired infection … patients colonized with these bacteria was evaluated for effectiveness at preventing colonization and infection … No reduction in colonization or infection was found, in part attributable to the fact that use of barrier … February 15, 2017 CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced … October 13, 2010 Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.

235. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 08, 2022 - Healthcare-related infections within nursing homes (NHS): a qualitative study of care practices based … Healthcare-related infections within nursing homes (NHS): A qualitative study of care practices based … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-related-infections-within-nursing-homes-nhs-qualitative-study-care … - practices-based Reducing healthcare-acquired infections is an ongoing patient safety goal. … study, researchers used structured observations to explore factors contributing to healthcare-related infections

236. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 03, 2023 - Health care-associated infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, March 2020-March 2022. … Health care-associated infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, March 2020-March 2022. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-hospitalized-patients-covid-19- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-hospitalized-patients-covid-19-march … -2020-summary-data https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

237. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care- associated infections: a systematic review. … Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated infections: a systematic review. … including enhanced environmental cleaning using disinfection technologies; EHR implementation; multimodal infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey

238. Influence of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program in ICUs: evidence from the Keystone ICU project. | PSNet
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     January 22, 2016 - CUSP implementation, the intervention did not reduce incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections … August 21, 2024 Reducing three infections across cardiac surgery programs: a multisite … May 25, 2011 Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from … March 2, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection

239. Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior. | PSNet
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     February 18, 2015 - Affairs hospital employed teamwork, checklists, and technology and successfully reduced hospital-acquired infections … May 4, 2014 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan … evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections … April 4, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in … June 23, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the

240. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2023 - Preventing surgical site infections: are safety climate level and its strength associated with self-reported … Preventing surgical site infections: are safety climate level and its strength associated with self-reported … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-surgical-site-infections-are-safety-climate-level-and-its-strength … - associated-self Surgical site infections (SSI) are a common, but preventable, complication following … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes