Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41416295›Full record

ReviewCureus2025

Importance of Infection Control in Anesthesiology.

Jason Jogie, Joshua A Jogie

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jason JogieIntensive Care Unit, Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, TTO.
Joshua A JogieFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection control plays a critical role in anesthesia. Anesthesia often involves close contact with patients and invasive procedures. Anesthesiologists care for patients before, during, and after surgery. This review explains why infection prevention is important. It looks at steps like patient decolonization, hand washing, proper care of vascular access sites, and cleaning the environment. It also suggests ways to improve infection control and urges anesthesiologists to follow evidence-based guidelines. This includes managing external lines, like Central Venous Catheters (CVCs), to lower infection risks. The review shows that following infection prevention protocols leads to better patient outcomes. The recommendations come from groups like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). These are based on randomized controlled trials and expert agreement. The goal is to fill gaps in what healthcare professionals know and what they do in practice. By doing so, we can improve patient safety and quality of care through better infection control in anesthesiology.

Indexed as

anesthesiologycentral venous catheters (cvcs)hand hygieneinfection controlperioperative safety

Identifiers

PMID41416295
PMCPMC12710540

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.