Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Jan 2016
Impact of Hospital Operating Margin on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Following Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Conditions Payment Policy.
In October 2008, Medicare ceased additional payment for hospital-acquired conditions not present on admission. We evaluated the policy's differential impact in hospitals with high vs low operating margins. ⋯ Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):100-103.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Dec 2015
Comparative StudyThe Clinical Impact of Ventilator-Associated Events: A Prospective Multi-Center Surveillance Study.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an approach to ventilator-associated events (VAE) surveillance. Using these methods, this study was performed to investigate VAE incidences and to test whether VAEs are associated with poorer outcomes in China. ⋯ In China, surveillance of VACs and IVACs is able to identify MV patients with poorer outcomes. However, surveillance of possible and probable VAP can be problematic.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Dec 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Use of Rapid Molecular Testing for Staphylococcus aureus for Patients With Cutaneous Abscesses in the Emergency Department With Standard of Care.
To determine whether real-time availability of rapid molecular results of Staphylococcus aureus would impact emergency department clinician antimicrobial selection for adults with cutaneous abscesses. ⋯ Availability of rapid molecular test results after incision and drainage was associated with more-targeted antibiotic selection. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01523899.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Dec 2015
Short Operative Duration and Surgical Site Infection Risk in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures.
To determine the association (1) between shorter operative duration and surgical site infection (SSI) and (2) between surgeon median operative duration and SSI risk among first-time hip and knee arthroplasties. ⋯ Short operative durations were not associated with a higher SSI risk for knee or hip arthroplasty procedures in our analysis.