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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedKeller SC, Alexander M, Williams D
Perspectives on central-line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance in home infusion therapy.
This study examined in the differences between 3 professional society members who provide home infusion services in diagnosing and defining central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). The three societies surveyed were members of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network (SRN). The INS is a 6000-member global organization of main nurses who work in all practice settings including home infusion. The NHIA is a 400-member trade organization focused on providing infusion products and services in the home, and SRN is a network of 111 healthcare institutions that collaborate on research to prevent healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance. There was a difference in the criteria used for defining a CLABSI with home testing, and their use of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control/Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (APIC-HICPAC) criteria. Although some perspective was gained from a wide variety of professionals, there was a low response rate, which suggests the possibility of response bias.
AHRQ-funded; HS025782.
Citation: Keller SC, Alexander M, Williams D .
Perspectives on central-line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance in home infusion therapy.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Jun;40(6):729-31. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.90..
Keywords: Home Healthcare, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety
Keller SC, Cosgrove SE, Kohut M
Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment among patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
This study looked at hazards that patients undergoing outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) have to avoid while undergoing the treatment at home with a venous catheter. A qualitative study was conducted with patients discharged from 2 academic medical centers in Baltimore, Maryland. Hazards identified included bathing, pets, temperature extremes, household clutter, food and soil exposures and travel. Patients that were interviewed developed strategies to avoid these hazards.
AHRQ-funded; HS025782.
Citation: Keller SC, Cosgrove SE, Kohut M .
Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment among patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Am J Infect Control 2019 Apr;47(4):425-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.020..
Keywords: Home Healthcare, Infectious Diseases, Patient Safety, Prevention
Arbaje AI, Hughes A, Werner N
Information management goals and process failures during home visits for middle-aged and older adults receiving skilled home healthcare services after hospital discharge: a multisite, qualitative study.
The goal of this study was to identify information management (IM) process failures made during home health visits to middle-aged and older adults after hospital discharge. Communication risks included information overload, information underload, information scatter, information conflict, and erroneous information.
AHRQ-funded; HS022916.
Citation: Arbaje AI, Hughes A, Werner N .
Information management goals and process failures during home visits for middle-aged and older adults receiving skilled home healthcare services after hospital discharge: a multisite, qualitative study.
BMJ Qual Saf 2019 Feb;28(2):111-20. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008163..
Keywords: Elderly, Home Healthcare, Hospital Discharge, Patient Safety, Transitions of Care