Search results for "Health care-associated infections"
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
In-ward transmission of influenza frequent, according to a single-center study
Researchers at a hospital in Sweden found influenza clusters distributed between December and May in 20 different wards, 70% of which were internal medicine or cardiology wards.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2020
CDC's STRIVE initiative takes network approach to HAI reduction
The overall objective of STRIVE (States Targeting Reduction in Infections Via Engagement) was to identify, partner with, and collaborate with hospitals that had disproportionately high rates of health care-associated infections (HAIs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/02/1.htm
2 Oct 2019
Home care vs. SNF, sepsis mortality
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2019
Smoking cessation, hospital infections
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2019
Low-value procedures associated with hospital-acquired complications, study finds
The authors said that future research should expand the focus to the consequences of low-value care to the health care system as well as the potential financial, psychological, and psychosocial harm to patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/1.htm
6 Mar 2019
U.S. hospitals saw overall decline in health care-associated infections from 2011 to 2015
Surgical-site and urinary tract infections decreased, while rates of pneumonia and Clostridium difficile in the hospital held steady, according to data gathered by the CDC.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/1.htm
7 Nov 2018
Hospitals review evidence in-house
Evidence-based practice centers target patient care and safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/evidence-based-practice-centers.htm
15 Apr 2016
Reintubation rates lower with noninvasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen than standard therapy
The results of these 2 studies add to the accumulating evidence that noninvasive approaches have a role in reducing respiratory failure and need for reintubation, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/23/1.htm
23 Mar 2016