Title |
Can Inpatient Hospital Experiences Predict Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections?
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0061097 |
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Authors |
Daniel M. Saman, Kevin T. Kavanagh, Brian Johnson, M. Nawal Lutfiyya |
Abstract |
Factors that increase the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are not fully understood. Recently, Hospital Compare began compiling data from hospital-required reporting to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network on CLABSIs in intensive care units (ICUs), at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals in the United States, and made this data accessible on a central website. Also available on the same website are results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey of patients' hospital experiences. Utilizing both databases, our objective was to determine whether patients' hospital experiences were significantly associated with increased risk for reported ICU CLABSI. |
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