Strict hand hygiene and other practices shortened stays and cut costs and mortality in a pediatric intensive care unit

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1751-1761

  Harris, Bradford D ^a   Hanson, Cherissa ^b   Christy, Claudia ^c   Adams, Tina ^c   Banks, Andrew ^c   Willis, Tina Schade ^c   Maciejewski, Matthew L ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; CATHETER CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855659181     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1282     Document Type: Article

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