Sustainably reducing device utilization and device-related infections with DeCATHlons, device alternatives, and decision support
Department
Infectious Diseases
Additional Department
Health Informatics
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Abstract
Engagement of frontline staff, along with senior leadership, in competition-style healthcare-associated infection reduction efforts, combined with electronic clinical decision support tools, appeared to reduce antibiotic regimen initiations for urinary tract infections (P = .01). Mean monthly standardized infection and device utilization ratios also decreased (P < .003 and P < .0001, respectively).
First Page
1344
Last Page
1347
DOI
10.1017/ice.2020.295
Volume
41
Issue
11
Publication Date
7-1-2020
Recommended Citation
Lesho, E. P., Clifford, R., Vore, K., Zsenits, B., Alcantara, J., Gargano, B., Phillips, M., Boyd, S., Eckert-Davis, L., Sosa, C., Vargas, R., Riedy, D., Stamps, D., Bhavsar, H., Fede, J., Laguio-Vila, M., & Bronstein, M. (2020). Sustainably reducing device utilization and device-related infections with DeCATHlons, device alternatives, and decision support. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 41 (11), 1344-1347. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.295