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STUDY

Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists.

Schulman J, Stricof R, Stevens TP, et al; New York State Regional Perinatal Care Centers. Pediatrics. 2011;127:436-444.

STUDY

Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement.

Nowak JE, Brilli RJ, Lake MR, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11:579-587.

STUDY

Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections.

Sawyer M, Weeks K, Goeschel CA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(suppl 8):S292-S298.

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Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units.

Fuchs MA, Sexton DJ, Thornlow DK, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:101-109.

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The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs.

Waters HR, Korn R Jr, Colantuoni E, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26:333-339.

STUDY

Maintaining and sustaining the On the CUSP: Stop BSI model in Hawaii.

Lin DM, Weeks K, Holzmueller CG, Pronovost PJ, Pham JC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:51-60.

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Reduction of central line infections in Veterans Administration intensive care units: an observational cohort using a central infrastructure to support learning and improvement.

Render ML, Hasselbeck R, Freyberg RW, Hofer TP, Sales AE, Almenoff PL; VA ICU Clinical Advisory Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:725-732.

STUDY

Trends in central line–associated bloodstream infections in a trauma-surgical intensive care unit.

Ong A, Dysert K, Herbert C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:302-307.

COMMENTARY

Critical care checklists, the Keystone Project, and the Office for Human Research Protections: a case for streamlining the approval process in quality-improvement research.

Savel RH, Goldstein EB, Gropper MA. Crit Care Med. 2009;37:725-728.

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Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from the intensive care unit.

Longmate AG, Ellis KS, Boyle L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:174-180.

STUDY

Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates.

Lin MY, Hota B, Khan YM, et al; CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. JAMA. 2010;304:2035-2041.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Deadly infections: hospitals can lower the risk, but many fail to act.

Consumer Reports. March 2010;75:16-21.

STUDY

An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2725-2732.

STUDY

Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study.

Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Colantuoni E, et al. BMJ. 2010;340:c309.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital ICUs.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 19, 2009.

STUDY

Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care.

Huskins WC, Huckabee CM, O'Grady NP, et al; STAR*ICU Trial Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1407-1418.

STUDY

The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections.

Lipitz-Snyderman A, Needham DM, Colantuoni E, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:856-858.

STUDY

Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: the Hawaii experience.

Lin DM, Weeks K, Bauer L, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:124-129.

COMMENTARY

Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist.

Perencevich EN, Pittet D. JAMA. 2009;301:1285-1287.

STUDY

A multifaceted program for improving quality of care in intensive care units: IATROREF study.

Garrouste-Orgeas M, Soufir L, Tabah A, et al; Outcomerea Study Group. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:468-476.

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