Findings from surveys conducted in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 that examined the diffusion, adoption, and implementation of key practices in the field of patient safety and healthcare-associated infection prevention by hospitals across the United States.
What US Hospitals are Currently Doing to Prevent Common Device-associated Infections: Results from a National Survey
BMJ Qual Saf
Despite focused initiatives to reduce device-associated infection among hospitalised patients, the practices US hospitals are currently using are unknown. We thus used a national survey to ascertain the use of several established and novel practices to prevent device-associated infections.
Despite focused initiatives to reduce device-associated infection among hospitalised patients, the practices US hospitals are currently using are unknown. We thus used a national survey to ascertain the use of several established and novel practices to prevent device-associated infections.
Changes in Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Personnel in US Hospitals
JAMA Network Open
How has the proportion of US hospitals requiring receipt of annual influenza vaccination among health care personnel changed in recent years?
How has the proportion of US hospitals requiring receipt of annual influenza vaccination among health care personnel changed in recent years?
Infection prevention practices in Japan, Thailand, and the United States: Results from national surveys.
Clin Infect Dis
Numerous evidence-based practices for preventing device-associated infections are available, yet the extent to which these practices are regularly used in acute care hospitals across different countries has not been compared, to our knowledge.
Numerous evidence-based practices for preventing device-associated infections are available, yet the extent to which these practices are regularly used in acute care hospitals across different countries has not been compared, to our knowledge.
Use of daily interruption of sedation and early mobility in US hospitals.
J Nurs Care Qual
Although the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium assessment, and Early exercise/mobility (ABCDE) bundle may be effective, individual components of ABCDE may not be implemented as intended. We examined the use of daily interruption of...
Although the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium assessment, and Early exercise/mobility (ABCDE) bundle may be effective, individual components of ABCDE may not be implemented as intended. We examined the use of daily interruption of...
Influenza vaccination requirements for healthcare personnel in U.S. Hospitals: Results of a national survey.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
While the crude post-HAI LOS and risk of death was greater for patients with HAI sepsis than patients with HAI only, the small number of HAI-sepsis cases prevented us from adjusting for the severity of illness at HAI onset. Therefore, we are unable to assess the...
While the crude post-HAI LOS and risk of death was greater for patients with HAI sepsis than patients with HAI only, the small number of HAI-sepsis cases prevented us from adjusting for the severity of illness at HAI onset. Therefore, we are unable to assess the...
Followership characteristics among infection preventionists in U.S. hospitals: Results of a national survey.
Am J Infect Control
Infection prevention practices vary across U.S. hospitals. Although the importance of leadership in infection prevention has been described, little is known about how followership influences such efforts. Our national survey found that hospitals with truly...
Infection prevention practices vary across U.S. hospitals. Although the importance of leadership in infection prevention has been described, little is known about how followership influences such efforts. Our national survey found that hospitals with truly...
Use of designated nurse PICC teams and CLABSI prevention practices among U.S. hospitals: A survey-based study.
J Patient Saf
The use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has increased substantially within hospitals during the past several years. Yet, the prevalence and practices of designated nurse PICC teams (i.e., specially trained nurses who are responsible for PICC...
The use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has increased substantially within hospitals during the past several years. Yet, the prevalence and practices of designated nurse PICC teams (i.e., specially trained nurses who are responsible for PICC...
Clostridium difficile infection in the United States: A national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high. The largest discrepancy between regular use...
We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high. The largest discrepancy between regular use...
Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys from 2005 to 2013.
BMJ Qual Saf
Numerous initiatives have focused on reducing device-associated infections, contributing to an overall decrease in infections nationwide. To better understand factors associated with this decline, we assessed the use of key practices to prevent device...
Numerous initiatives have focused on reducing device-associated infections, contributing to an overall decrease in infections nationwide. To better understand factors associated with this decline, we assessed the use of key practices to prevent device...
Urinary catheter indications in the United States: results from a national survey of acute care hospitals.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
In a survey of acute care hospitals across the United States, we found that many hospitals use indwelling urinary catheters for reasons that are not medically necessary (eg, urinary incontinence without outlet obstruction and patient/family requests). Our findings...
In a survey of acute care hospitals across the United States, we found that many hospitals use indwelling urinary catheters for reasons that are not medically necessary (eg, urinary incontinence without outlet obstruction and patient/family requests). Our findings...
Is the use of antimicrobial devices to prevent infection correlated across different healthcare-associated infections?
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Antimicrobial devices are often used to prevent nosocomial infection, despite mixed evidence as to their efficacy. Using a national survey, we found that a hospital's use of an antimicrobial device to prevent one type of infection was associated with a higher...
Antimicrobial devices are often used to prevent nosocomial infection, despite mixed evidence as to their efficacy. Using a national survey, we found that a hospital's use of an antimicrobial device to prevent one type of infection was associated with a higher...
Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the United States: A national comparative study.
JAMA Intern Med
Despite the national goal to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) by 25% by 2013, limited data exist describing prevention practices for CAUTI in US hospitals and none tie national practice use to CAUTI-specific standardized infection ratios (SIRs).
Despite the national goal to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) by 25% by 2013, limited data exist describing prevention practices for CAUTI in US hospitals and none tie national practice use to CAUTI-specific standardized infection ratios (SIRs).
Perceived strength of evidence supporting practices to prevent health care-associated infection: Results from a national survey of infection prevention personnel.
Am J Infect Control
Limited data exist describing the perceived strength of evidence behind practices to prevent common health care-associated infections (HAIs). We conducted a national survey of infection prevention personnel to assess perception of the evidence for various...
Limited data exist describing the perceived strength of evidence behind practices to prevent common health care-associated infections (HAIs). We conducted a national survey of infection prevention personnel to assess perception of the evidence for various...
Organisational characteristics associated with the use of daily interruption of sedation in US hospitals: a national study.
BMJ Qual Saf
Daily interruption of sedation (DIS) has multiple proven benefits, but implementation is erratic. Past research on sedative interruption utilisation focused on individual clinicians, ignoring the role of organisations in shaping practice. The authors test the hypothesis that...
Daily interruption of sedation (DIS) has multiple proven benefits, but implementation is erratic. Past research on sedative interruption utilisation focused on individual clinicians, ignoring the role of organisations in shaping practice. The authors test the hypothesis that...
Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009.
J Gen Internal Medicine
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is common, costly, and potentially lethal. Whether initiatives to reduce HAI--such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no payment rule--have increased the use of preventive practices is not known.
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is common, costly, and potentially lethal. Whether initiatives to reduce HAI--such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no payment rule--have increased the use of preventive practices is not known.
The Adoption of Alcohol-Based Handrub by U.S. Hospitals: A National Survey.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
The extent to which the use of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene has been adopted by US hospitals is unknown. A survey of infection control coordinators (response rate, 516 [72%] of 719) revealed that most hospitals (436 [84%] of 516) have adopted...
The extent to which the use of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene has been adopted by US hospitals is unknown. A survey of infection control coordinators (response rate, 516 [72%] of 719) revealed that most hospitals (436 [84%] of 516) have adopted...
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the United States: A Multi-Center Mixed-Methods Study.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
To determine what practices are used by hospitals to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and, through qualitative methods, to understand more fully why hospitals use certain practices and not others.
To determine what practices are used by hospitals to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and, through qualitative methods, to understand more fully why hospitals use certain practices and not others.
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in the United States: A National Study.
Clin Infect Dis
Although urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection in the United States, to our knowledge, no national data exist describing what hospitals in the United States are doing to prevent this patient safety problem...
Although urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection in the United States, to our knowledge, no national data exist describing what hospitals in the United States are doing to prevent this patient safety problem...
Use of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Practices by US Hospitals.
Mayo Clin Proc
To examine the extent to which US acute care hospitals have adopted recommended practices to prevent central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs).
To examine the extent to which US acute care hospitals have adopted recommended practices to prevent central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs).
Reading habits of infection control coordinators in the United States: peer-reviewed or non peer-reviewed evidence?
Am J Infect Control
Because evidence-based health care is taking on increasing importance, we surveyed a national sample of infection control coordinators on their reading habits to discern which and how often various media are utilized.
Because evidence-based health care is taking on increasing importance, we surveyed a national sample of infection control coordinators on their reading habits to discern which and how often various media are utilized.
