Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) by 83% in a long-term acute care setting (LTAC)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.04.102
Abstract: BACKGROUND HAIs impose significant patient safety consequences. LTACs provide extended medical and rehabilitative care to patients with clinically complex problems. LTAC patients have an average of three to six concurrent active diagnoses and multiple acute… read more here.
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COVID-19 Pandemic, CLABSI, and CAUTI: The Urgent Need to Refocus on Hardwiring Prevention Efforts.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.70
Abstract: BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a considerable impact on US hospitalizations, affecting processes and patient population. METHODS We evaluated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 78 US hospitals on central line… read more here.
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