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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedLiang SY, Jansson DR, Hogan PG
Emergency department environmental contamination with methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after care of colonized patients.
This study examined transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in emergency departments (EDs) after care of colonized patients. The effect of MRSA infected patients’ visits to emergency rooms was studied after patients’ discharge and before environmental disinfection. Cultures from 5 anatomic sites were obtained and also from ED rooms. Nineteen of the 25 ED rooms that were occupied by MRSA-colonized patients contained greater than or equal to 1 MRSA-contaminated environmental surface. The room was more likely to be contaminated if there was more than 1 body site colonized on a patient. The strain was matched with the patient in 16 of the 19 ED rooms where MRSA was recovered. This study emphasized the importance of environmental surface disinfection to reduce MRSA transmission in EDs.
AHRQ-funded; HS021736; HS024269.
Citation: Liang SY, Jansson DR, Hogan PG .
Emergency department environmental contamination with methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after care of colonized patients.
Ann Emerg Med 2019 Jul;74(1):50-55. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.12.014..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Manojlovich M, Saint S, Meddings J
Indwelling urinary catheter insertion practices in the emergency department: an observational study.
The researchers sought (1) to determine how frequently major breaks in aseptic insertion technique occur, and (2) to identify the number of patients who developed bacteriuria after catheter placement in the ED. They found that major breaks in aseptic insertion technique occurred in 48 of 81 insertion attempts. Of the 7 patients with bacteriuria after insertion, 5 had experienced a major break in technique.
AHRQ-funded; HS019767; 290201000025I; 29032001T.
Citation: Manojlovich M, Saint S, Meddings J .
Indwelling urinary catheter insertion practices in the emergency department: an observational study.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016 Jan;37(1):117-9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.238.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Emergency Department, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Yanagizawa-Drott L, Kurland L, Schuur JD
Infection prevention practices in Swedish emergency departments: results from a cross-sectional survey.
This study aimed to estimate the extent to which Swedish EDs have adopted evidence-based measures to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). It found that thirty-nine percent of EDs participate in a project to improve hand hygiene compliance. Staff hand hygiene compliance rates were audited at least monthly in 45 percent of EDs. Forty-three percent reported a compliance rate of 80 percent or more.
AHRQ-funded; HS021616; HS020013.
Citation: Yanagizawa-Drott L, Kurland L, Schuur JD .
Infection prevention practices in Swedish emergency departments: results from a cross-sectional survey.
Eur J Emerg Med 2015 Oct;22(5):338-42. doi: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000159..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Prevention, Risk
Theodoro D, Olsen MA, Warren DK
Emergency department central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) incidence in the era of prevention practices.
The incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) attributed to central venous catheters (CVCs) inserted in the emergency department (ED) is not widely reported. The goal of this study was to report the incidence of ED CLABSI. It concluded that the CLABSI rates in this academic medical center ED were in the range of those reported by the ICU.
AHRQ-funded; HS018092; HS019455.
Citation: Theodoro D, Olsen MA, Warren DK .
Emergency department central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) incidence in the era of prevention practices.
Acad Emerg Med 2015 Sep;22(9):1048-55. doi: 10.1111/acem.12744..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Emergency Department, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Prevention