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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42961/psn-pdf
    February 19, 2014 - Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and the coordinated response. … Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and the coordinated response. … This commentary describes the development of a national effort to reduce health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections-hai https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 02, 2011 - Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from the intensive care unit. … Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from the intensive care unit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elimination-central-venous-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-intensive … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2014 - The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality. … The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality … bloodstream infections and surgical site infections. … This Canadian study is the first to demonstrate a clear association between C. difficile infection and

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 03, 2010 - Monitoring and reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national survey of state … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/monitoring-and-reducing-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections- … by a checklist of infection control measures—is one of the leading successes of the patient safety … , and most states do not even report infection rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 27, 2018 - The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016: systematic review and meta … systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators sought to determine the proportion of HAIs prevented by infection … A past PSNet perspective discussed infection prevention and patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 25, 2017 - Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream infections related to central … Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions for Bloodstream Infections Related to Central … Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) represent a key source of preventable harm … A PSNet perspective discussed the role of infection prevention in patient safety. … doing-well-doing-good-assessing-cost-savings-intervention-reduce-central-line-associated https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 02, 2009 - A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare- Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. … However, applying patient safety techniques as well as traditional infection control methods has resulted … in significant successes in curbing these infections.  … implementation strategies for prevention of the four most common HAIs (catheter-related bloodstream infection … , ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and surgical site infection

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 21, 2010 - Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections outside the intensive care unit: expanding prevention … Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections outside the intensive care unit: expanding prevention … - expanding This article discusses the epidemiology of catheter-related bloodstream infections and … provides recommendations to prevent health care–associated infections outside the intensive care unit … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 02, 2015 - Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care … Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-meta-analysis-costs-and-financial-impact-us … and mortality in hospitalized patients, despite some progress in combating certain infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 21, 2012 - Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: the Hawaii experience. … Eradicating Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections Statewide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eradicating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-statewide-hawaii … demonstrated that a similar intervention could nearly eliminate central line–associated bloodstream infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 26, 2014 - Reducing central line–associated bloodstream infections in North Carolina NICUs. … Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in North Carolina NICUs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-north-carolina-nicus … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 30, 2014 - Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter- related bloodstream infections. … Checklists of specific infection control measures have proved remarkably successful at reducing health … care–associated infections.  … This study found that simulation-based training additionally reduced infection rates, even when proven … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 19, 2018 - Preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit: application of … Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: Application of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-intensive-care-unit … - application Although central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLASBI) have been a target of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-intensive-care-unit-application

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 18, 2013 - A systematic review of strategies for reporting of neonatal hospital–acquired bloodstream infections … A systematic review of strategies for reporting of neonatal hospital- acquired bloodstream infections … Significant reductions in central line–associated bloodstream infections have been achieved through … This article advocates for measuring all hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (including those not … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 28, 2023 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-health-care Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs … This report summarizes lessons learned at a series of infection prevention and control listening sessions … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-health-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-hospitalized-patients-covid-19- … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvement-initiative-decrease-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-during

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42853/psn-pdf
    January 15, 2014 - Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. … Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-national-patient … - safety-imperative The continued progress in eliminating central line–associated bloodstream infections … The initiative, which combined the well-publicized infection control checklist with interventions to

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 13, 2010 - Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case … Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Business case … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-catheter-associated-bloodstream-infections-pediatric-intensive-care … documents the clinical consequences and additional costs associated with catheter–associated bloodstream infections … , and uses these data to make the business case for efforts to prevent such infections.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2014 - /issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2014 Preventing healthcare-acquired infections … previous work and summarizes strategies to prevent common HAIs (i.e., catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , Clostridium difficile infections, surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections … , methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia) as well … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 29, 2017 - Health care worker perspectives of their motivation to reduce health care–associated infections. … Health care worker perspectives of their motivation to reduce health care-associated infections. … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-worker-perspectives-their-motivation-reduce-health-care- associated-infections … Preventing health care–associated infections is a patient safety priority. … foster patient safety, and they believe leadership support and performance feedback are important to infection

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37430/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2011 - Nonpayment for harms resulting from medical care: catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … Nonpayment for harms resulting from medical care: catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonpayment-harms-resulting-medical-care-catheter-associated-urinary-tract- infections … such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … conclude that the new policy will benefit patients by encouraging hospitals to reduce preventable infections
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