ArticleInfection prevention in practice2023
Hospital-acquired
Article in Infection prevention in practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness and Safety of Continuous Quality Improvement and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis for Preventing Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review of Complex Interventions.Journal of patient safety · 2026Pooled it
- Increased Prevalence of Multidrug-ResistantLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Until recently, healthcare-associated Methods: From April 2017 to March 2022, consecutive hospital-acquired Results: There were 770 patients and 797 episodes of hospital-acquired Conclusion: Despite implementation of quality improvement (QI) interventions, it was not possible to achieve a 50% reduction from baseline although an 18% reduction was achieved from 2019-20 onwards. Our work highlights the importance of antimicrobial prophylaxis and medical device 'good practice'. Over time, these interventions, if properly implemented, could further reduce healthcare-associated
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