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

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