Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Collaboration to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections: From Comparative Performance Reports to Improvement Networks

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 865-892

  Schulman, Joseph ^a   Wirtschafter, David D ^b   Kurtin, Paul ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b C Michael Neuwelt MD Inc   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated bloodstream infection; High reliability organization; Improvement networks; Performance evaluation; Quality improvement; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS;

EID: 68149156780     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.06.001     Document Type: Review

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