Improving Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Infections With Multiple Interventions: Putting Science and Data to the Test

In 2001, 7.58% of our coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients developed surgical‐site infection (SSI) as compared with 3.57% in National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System hospitals from January 1992 to June 2001. Seven new preventive measures were implemented and in 2002, the rate was 3...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2004-06, Vol.25 (6), p.517-519
Main Authors: Lutarewych, Michael, Morgan, Sandra P., Hall, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Antibiotics
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose
Comorbidity
Concise Communications
Coronary artery bypass
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Diabetes
Diabetes Complications
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Florida
Homes
Hospital admissions
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infections
Insulin
Male
Medical sciences
Mupirocin - administration & dosage
Nosocomial infection
Nursing
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sentinel Surveillance
Staphylococcus aureus
Surgical specialties
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
Treatment Outcome
Wound infections
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Summary:In 2001, 7.58% of our coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients developed surgical‐site infection (SSI) as compared with 3.57% in National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System hospitals from January 1992 to June 2001. Seven new preventive measures were implemented and in 2002, the rate was 3.47%. Implementing evidence‐based measures improved patient outcomes.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/502433