Incidence of infections associated with the use of invasive devices in an ICU after application of the Improvement Science Method

• Main Authors: Vilto Michels Júnior (Author), Jiliélisson Oliveira de Sousa (Author), Gabriel Oscar Cremona Parma (Author), Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol (Author), Daisson José Trevisol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To reduce the incidence density of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) using the Improvement Science method. Methods: This was a single-cente...