Impact of Education and Process Surveillance on Device-Associated Health Care-Associated Infection Rates in a Turkish ICU: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Dilek, Ahmet; Ülger, Fatma; Esen, Şaban; Acar, Musa; Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Rosenthal, Victor

doi:10.5152/balkanmedj.2011.028

Impact of Education and Process Surveillance on Device-Associated Health Care-Associated Infection Rates in a Turkish ICU: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

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Dilek A., Ülger F., Esen Ş., Acar M., Leblebicioglu H., Rosenthal V. D.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.88-92, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2011.028
Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-92
Anahtar Kelimeler: Health care-associated infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, outcome and process surveillance, hand hygiene, intensive care unit, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION, CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER, NETWORK NHSN REPORT, LENGTH-OF-STAY, ATTRIBUTABLE COST, MATCHED ANALYSIS, HOSPITAL STAY, UNITS, ARGENTINA, PREVENTION
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of process and outcome surveillance on rates of device-associated health care-associated infections (DA-HAI) in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Turkey over a four-year period.