Preventing Hospital Infections: Real-World Problems, Realistic Solutions

by Jennifer Meddings, Vineet Chopra, Sanjay Saint

Overview

The first edition of Preventing Hospital Infections led readers through a step-by-step description of a quality improvement intervention as it might unfold in a model hospital, pinpointing the likely obstacles and offering practical strategies for how to overcome them. This newly updated edition draws on fresh examples and modern clinical tools, with new or expanded topics spanning antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship, RAND/UCLA appropriateness criteria for using devices, and tiered approaches to CAUTI, CLABSI, and CDI.

Unlike other approaches, which focus on the technical aspects of healthcare-associated infections, this book offers a user-friendly manual for effecting real, practical change. Whether resistance comes from physicians who distrust change, nurses who want to protect their turf, or infection preventionists who are removed from the day-to-day work on wards, Preventing Hospital Infections, 2nd Edition offers an innovative and accessible approach that focuses on navigating the human element in a hospital quality improvement initiative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197509159
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

Vineet Chopra, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Research Scientist at the University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Health System.

Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, MACP, is the Chief of Medicine at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and the George Dock Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Authors

1. An Effective Strategy to Combat Hospital Infections

2. Committing to an Infection Prevention Initiative

3. Types of Interventions: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

4. Types of Interventions: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection

5. Building the Team

6. The Importance of Leadership and Followership

7. Common Problems, Realistic Solutions

8. Joining a Collaborative

9. Toward Sustainability

10. Taking on Clostridioides difficile

11. The Future of Infection Prevention

Appendices

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Most infection prevention related literature is found in scholarly journals or textbooks covering definitions and research surrounding each specific hospital-acquired infection. I found this book to be a refreshing and needed take that would be valuable to the entire healthcare team focusing on prevention of infections. It is of excellent quality and written by experts in the field, combined with appropriate and timely references." — Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS, Doody's

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