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Whats the single most important thing intensive care units can do to avoid the disasters that can happen when patients are transported to and from hospital departments? The most important factor is having a critical care doctor or head ICU nurse present to quarterback the move, says pediatrician Robert F. Patterson, MD, FAAP, critical care intensivist at Nemours Childrens Clinic in Pensacola, Fla.
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A team of 10 detroit-area hospitals, led by physicians from the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, has reported significant success in improving the odds that heart attack patients will get the medicines, tests, procedures, counseling, and follow-ups that have been shown to improve the chances of surviving and returning to a full life.
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We are proud to announce the winners of our second annual Infection Control Innovation Awards. Sponsored by Hospital Infection Control, the 2002 awards focused on a single theme: Prevention Pays!
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Infection control professionals should track these performance indicators to ensure compliance with new hand hygiene guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A critical new weapon is available in the struggle to deliver appropriate and timely post-exposure prophylaxis to health care workers who have percutaneous blood exposures.
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In hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios, surgical patients experience higher risk-adjusted 30-day mortality and failure-to-rescue rates (deaths following complications), the authors found.
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Concerned about rising vancomycin resistance and a growing patient population in dialysis, public health officials are taking a hard look at infection control problems in the setting.
