A continuous quality-improvement program reduces nosocomial infection rates in the ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-400

  Misset, Benoit ^a   Timsit, Jean François ^a   Dumay, Marie Françoise ^a   Garrouste, Maité ^a   Chalfine, Annie ^a   Flouriot, Isabelle ^a   Goldstein, Fred ^a   Carlet, Jean ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Quality indicator; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD CULTURE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAFF TRAINING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PARIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642273887     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2096-1     Document Type: Article

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