"Bloodstream infections are associated with an increased risk of death and longer hospital stay. Avoiding infections could save lives and free up valuable bed days."
The increased risks of death and extra lengths of hospital and ICU stay from hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: a case–control study
AG Barnett, K Page, M Campbell, E Martin, R Rashleigh-Rolls, K Halton, DL Paterson, L Hall, N Jimmieson, K White, N Graves
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003587
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Showing posts with label intensive care unit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intensive care unit. Show all posts
Friday, 1 November 2013
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Increasing reporting rates and reducing harm
"Actively developing a transparent and positive safety culture at the unit level can improve medication safety."
Increasing medication error reporting rates while reducing harm through simultaneous cultural and system-level interventions in an intensive care unit
KM Abstoss, BE Shaw, TA Owens, JL Juno, EL Commiskey, MF Niedner
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2011, 20(11):914-922
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Increasing medication error reporting rates while reducing harm through simultaneous cultural and system-level interventions in an intensive care unit
KM Abstoss, BE Shaw, TA Owens, JL Juno, EL Commiskey, MF Niedner
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2011, 20(11):914-922
Read more here.
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