Impact of contact isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms on the occurrence of medical errors and adverse events

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2153-2160

  Zahar, J R ^a,b   Garrouste Orgeas, M ^c   Vesin, A ^a   Schwebel, C ^a   Bonadona, A ^a   Philippart, F ^c   Ara Somohano, C ^a   Misset, B ^c   Timsit, J F ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Intensive care unit; Isolation; Medical errors; Multidrug resistant bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION;

EID: 84888201877     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3071-0     Document Type: Article

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