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Showing posts with label infections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infections. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

paywalled: Cochrane Review - Removal of nail polish and finger rings to prevent surgical infection.

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Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 May 16;5:CD003325. Removal of nail polish and finger rings to prevent surgical infection. Abstract ...

Characteristics and Outcomes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Cancer Treated with Vancomycin: 9-Year Experience at a Comprehensive Cancer Center - The Oncologist

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Abstract Abstract Background. Methicillin-resist...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Imperfect measure of hospital safety - CIHI

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Imperfect measure of hospital safety Imperfect measure of hospital safety CMAJ The failure to include hospital-acquired infect...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Surgical site infection prevention: a survey to identify the gap between evidence and practice in University of Toronto teaching hospitals - Can J Surg. 2012 Jun 1

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Blogger's Note: surgical site infections safety checklist: WHO (World Health Organization) program in patient safety Surgical site in...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012

abstract: Study: Vast Majority of C difficile Infections Occur in Medical Settings, April 4, 2012, Voelker 307 (13): 1356 — JAMA

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Study: Vast Majority of C difficile Infections Occur in Medical Settings, April 4, 2012 Most Clostridium difficile infections, often a...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Evidence Updates: Antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial infections in afebrile neutropenic patients following chemotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev includes professional commentaries

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AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotic prophylaxis in afebrile neutropenic patients significantly reduced all-cause mortality. In our rev...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

webinar notice: Best Practices for Decreasing Surgical Site Infections to be Discussed in Upcoming Patient Safety Webinar - Press Release - Digital Journal

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Public, patients have right to know hospitals' infection rates | Op-Ed | Kentucky.com (C. difficile/MRSA)

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Monday, July 11, 2011

ongoing media stories - Three more die in C. difficile outbreak - The Globe and Mail

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Note: irrespective of location, C. difficile is an ongoing and unresolved issue (both hospital/non-hospital acquired) and in particular f...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Healthcare-Associated Infection: Not on My Watch - Kimberly-Clark Health Care

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Update on Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders

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Note:   very complicated condition/conditions/subsets of conditions and requires specialist consultation/s. "When patients with canc...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Surgical Quality Measures Not Associated with Infection Rates (U.S.)

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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Healthcare-Associated Infections: They Can Happen to You

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Monday, April 26, 2010

patient safety news (U.S.): Infection checklist effort expands, but national rates unchanged

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