Healthcare Quality, Safety Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Discussions in Infection Control

Letting sleeping dogs lie is usually prudent. But, awakening these dogs from a lazy afternoon nap and having them stand on all four legs is sometimes warranted and apt, in…

Adult Intensive Care Units Aseptic Technique Bundles Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Central-Line Venous Catheters Data Validation Healthcare Quality, Safety Infection Prevention Interventions Published Infection Rates

Factors Shared by Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bundles for Preventing CLABSIs

December 13, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog, written by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, lists several factors that are shared in common by a number of reviewed prospective cohort studies that evaluate the effectiveness…

Adult Intensive Care Units Aseptic Technique Bundles Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Central-Line Venous Catheters Data Validation Healthcare Quality, Safety Infection Prevention Interventions Published Infection Rates

Factors that Might Cause an Intervention’s Effectiveness for Preventing CLABSIs to be Exaggerated

December 13, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog, written by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, lists several factors that might cause: the central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate to be under-reported; the over-exaggeration of the…

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie? The Importance of Transparency in Infection Control

Factors Shared by Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bundles for Preventing CLABSIs

Factors that Might Cause an Intervention’s Effectiveness for Preventing CLABSIs to be Exaggerated

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie? The Importance of Transparency in Infection Control

Factors Shared by Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bundles for Preventing CLABSIs

Factors that Might Cause an Intervention’s Effectiveness for Preventing CLABSIs to be Exaggerated

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A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

Dr. Muscarella’s Recent Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections