scholarly journals Impact of surveillance of hospital-acquired infections on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study

Critical Care ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. R161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Bénet ◽  
Bernard Allaouchiche ◽  
Laurent Argaud ◽  
Philippe Vanhems
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Hospital Acquired

scholarly journals Are mobile phones of health care workers portals of pathogenic organisms causing hospital acquired infections in intensive care units? A mini systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-214
Author(s):  
M. Mukhtar-Yola ◽  
B. Andrew
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Background: Health care workers at the bedside of critically ill babies freely carry their mobile phones in between procedures and handling  patients. Concerns are rising as this may contribute to nosocomial infections with pathogenic bacteria. Aim: To determine if mobile phones of health care workers in Intensive care units carry potentially pathogenic bacteria leading to hospital acquired infections. Design: Systematic review.Data sources: Electronic databases (Medline via ovid, CINAHL, Web of science) and hand Searching of references and citations were done to identify studies. Screening and inclusion criteria were used to identify studies with a cross-sectional or cohort design. The search was limited to journal articles published between 2008-2015 and to English language. Quality assessment was done using the National Institute of Health tool for observational studies. Data was extracted on to excel sheets and analysed using SPSS version 22.Results: Six studies with a cohort (1) or cross-sectional design (5) involving 1, 131 health care workers were reviewed. The overall quality of the studies was fair, and a narrative synthesis was done. The colonization rate of the mobile phones ranged between 46.3 % and a 100% with 13-50% carrying potentially pathogenic multidrug resistant microorganisms. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycine resistant enterococci, acinobacter and coagulase negative staphylococci were reported across all studies and were recognized as leading causes of morbidity and mortalityin the ICU. Conclusion: Mobile phones Of HCW are portals of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, which could result in morbidity and mortality.Although no causal relationship could be established, strong associations have been reported. Guidelines by hospital infection control committees are needed on restriction, care and routine cleaning of mobile phones as well as further research. Key words: Health care worker, Intensive care unit, Hospital Acquired Infections, mobile phones

scholarly journals High-Quality Complete Genome Sequences of Three Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Retrieved from Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Units

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Magalhães ◽  
Laurence Senn ◽  
Dominique S. Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
High Quality Genome

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major Gram-negative pathogens responsible for hospital-acquired infections. Here, we present high-quality genome sequences of isolates from three P. aeruginosa genotypes retrieved from patients hospitalized in intensive care units.

Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in 21 adult intensive-care units from 10 cities in India: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (12) ◽  
pp. 2483-2491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. MEHTA ◽  
N. JAGGI ◽  
V. D. ROSENTHAL ◽  
C. RODRIGUES ◽  
S. K. TODI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Performance

SUMMARYWe report on the effect of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's (INICC) multidimensional approach for the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in adult patients hospitalized in 21 intensive-care units (ICUs), from 14 hospitals in 10 Indian cities. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, which was divided into baseline and intervention periods. During baseline, prospective surveillance of VAP was performed applying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network definitions and INICC methods. During intervention, our approach in each ICU included a bundle of interventions, education, outcome and process surveillance, and feedback of VAP rates and performance. Crude stratified rates were calculated, and by using random-effects Poisson regression to allow for clustering by ICU, the incidence rate ratio for each time period compared with the 3-month baseline was determined. The VAP rate was 17·43/1000 mechanical ventilator days during baseline, and 10·81 for intervention, showing a 38% VAP rate reduction (relative risk 0·62, 95% confidence interval 0·5–0·78, P = 0·0001).

scholarly journals Effect of guided imagery training on death anxiety of nurses at COVID-19 intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Sanadgol ◽  
Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi ◽  
Mahin Badakhsh ◽  
Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad ◽  
Aziz Shahraki-vahed
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Imagery Training ◽  
Quasi Experimental
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