Improving outcomes and reducing costs by modular training in infection control in a resource-limited setting

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 641-648

  Singh, Sanjeev ^a   Kumar, Raman Krishna ^a   Sundaram, Karimassery R ^a   Kanjilal, Barun ^b   Nair, Prem ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Indian Institute of Health Management and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Health care associated infections; Surveillance; Training and hospital cost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84869415218     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs059     Document Type: Article

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