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Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings.
Trivedi KK, Schaffzin JK, Deloney VM, Aureden K, Carrico R, Garcia-Houchins S, Garrett JH Jr, Glowicz J, Lee GM, Maragakis LL, Moody J, Pettis AM, Saint S, Schweizer ML, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz S. Trivedi KK, et al. Among authors: saint s. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;44(8):1232-1246. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.103. Epub 2023 Jul 11. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023. PMID: 37431239
Implementation concepts, frameworks, and models can help bridge the "knowing-doing" gap, a term used to describe why practices in healthcare may diverge from those recommended according to evidence. ...
Implementation concepts, frameworks, and models can help bridge the "knowing-doing" gap, a term used to describe why practices in hea …
Improving peripherally inserted central catheter appropriateness and reducing device-related complications: a quasiexperimental study in 52 Michigan hospitals.
Chopra V, O'Malley M, Horowitz J, Zhang Q, McLaughlin E, Saint S, Bernstein SJ, Flanders S. Chopra V, et al. Among authors: saint s. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Jan;31(1):23-30. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013015. Epub 2021 Mar 29. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022. PMID: 33782091 Free PMC article.
Hospital performance on three appropriateness criteria was measured: short-term PICC use (5 days), use of multilumen PICCs and PICC placement in patients with chronic kidney disease. ...
Hospital performance on three appropriateness criteria was measured: short-term PICC use (5 days), use of multilumen PICCs and PICC p …
Sustainability of a program to reduce unnecessary urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs hospital.
Fowler KE, Krein SL, Ratz D, Zawol D, Saint S. Fowler KE, et al. Among authors: saint s. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;42(12):1497-1499. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1408. Epub 2021 Feb 1. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021. PMID: 33517921
We assessed the long-term sustainability of a quality improvement intervention to reduce urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. ...
We assessed the long-term sustainability of a quality improvement intervention to reduce urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs …
Quantitative Results of a National Intervention to Prevent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Pre-Post Observational Study.
Dubberke ER, Rohde JM, Saint S, Jones K, Snyder A, Rolle AJ, Chopra V. Dubberke ER, et al. Among authors: saint s. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 1;171(7_Suppl):S52-S58. doi: 10.7326/M18-3545. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31569233 Free article.
DESIGN: Pre-post observational evaluation of a prospective, 12-month, national, nonrandomized, clustered quality improvement project to reduce hospital health care-associated infection. SETTING: Acute care, long-term acute care, and critical access hospitals working with s …
DESIGN: Pre-post observational evaluation of a prospective, 12-month, national, nonrandomized, clustered quality improvement project to redu …
Quantitative Results of a National Intervention to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Pre-Post Observational Study.
Meddings J, Manojlovich M, Ameling JM, Olmsted RN, Rolle AJ, Greene MT, Ratz D, Snyder A, Saint S. Meddings J, et al. Among authors: saint s. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 1;171(7_Suppl):S38-S44. doi: 10.7326/M18-3534. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31569231 Free article.
DESIGN: Prospective, national, nonrandomized, clustered, externally facilitated, pre-post observational quality improvement initiative, for 3 cohorts active between November 2016 and May 2018. SETTING: Acute care, long-term acute care, and critical access hospitals, includ …
DESIGN: Prospective, national, nonrandomized, clustered, externally facilitated, pre-post observational quality improvement initiative, for …
Quantitative Results of a National Intervention to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection: A Pre-Post Observational Study.
Patel PK, Greene MT, Jones K, Rolle AJ, Ratz D, Snyder A, Saint S, Chopra V. Patel PK, et al. Among authors: saint s. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 1;171(7_Suppl):S23-S29. doi: 10.7326/M18-3533. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31569230 Free article.
DESIGN: Pre-post observational evaluation of a prospective, national, clustered, nonrandomized initiative of 3 cohorts of hospitals. SETTING: Acute care, long-term acute care, and critical access hospitals, including intensive care units and medical/surgical wards. ...
DESIGN: Pre-post observational evaluation of a prospective, national, clustered, nonrandomized initiative of 3 cohorts of hospitals. SETTING …
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Nicolle LE, Gupta K, Bradley SF, Colgan R, DeMuri GP, Drekonja D, Eckert LO, Geerlings SE, Köves B, Hooton TM, Juthani-Mehta M, Knight SL, Saint S, Schaeffer AJ, Trautner B, Wullt B, Siemieniuk R. Nicolle LE, et al. Among authors: saint s. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 May 2;68(10):1611-1615. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz021. Clin Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 31506700
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Nicolle LE, Gupta K, Bradley SF, Colgan R, DeMuri GP, Drekonja D, Eckert LO, Geerlings SE, Köves B, Hooton TM, Juthani-Mehta M, Knight SL, Saint S, Schaeffer AJ, Trautner B, Wullt B, Siemieniuk R. Nicolle LE, et al. Among authors: saint s. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 May 2;68(10):e83-e110. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1121. Clin Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 30895288
Patient-reported complications related to peripherally inserted central catheters: a multicentre prospective cohort study.
Krein SL, Saint S, Trautner BW, Kuhn L, Colozzi J, Ratz D, Lescinskas E, Chopra V. Krein SL, et al. Among authors: saint s. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jul;28(7):574-581. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008726. Epub 2019 Jan 25. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019. PMID: 30683751 Free PMC article.
RESULTS: Of the 438 patients in the analytic cohort (91.4% of those consented), two-thirds were male with a mean age of 56 years. The most common reason for PICC placement was long-term antibiotic therapy (43.4%). During the 70-day follow-up period, 61.4% of patients repor …
RESULTS: Of the 438 patients in the analytic cohort (91.4% of those consented), two-thirds were male with a mean age of 56 years. The most c …
A Multicenter Study of Patient-Reported Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated With Indwelling Urethral Catheters.
Saint S, Trautner BW, Fowler KE, Colozzi J, Ratz D, Lescinskas E, Hollingsworth JM, Krein SL. Saint S, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Aug 1;178(8):1078-1085. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2417. JAMA Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 29971436 Free PMC article.
Of these, 71.4% were male; mean (SD) age was 60.8 (13.4) years. Most patients (1653 of 2076 [79.6%]) had short-term catheters placed for surgical procedures. During the 30 days after urethral catheter insertion, 1184 of 2076 patients (57.0%; 95% CI, 54.9%-59.2%) reported a …
Of these, 71.4% were male; mean (SD) age was 60.8 (13.4) years. Most patients (1653 of 2076 [79.6%]) had short-term catheters placed …
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