Journal article
Systems-based Practice in Burn Care Prevention, Management, and Economic Impact of Health Care-associated Infections
Clinics in plastic surgery, Vol.44(4), pp.935-942
10/01/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.06.002
PMID: 28888319
Abstract
Health care-associated infections in burn patients, from ventilator-associated pneumonia to skin and soft tissue infections, can substantially compromise outcomes, because these complications are associated with longer lengths of stay, increased morbidity and mortality, and greater direct medical costs. Health care-associated infections are largely preventable, through surveillance, education, appropriate hand hygiene, and culture change, especially for device-related infections. Systems-based practice, which allows individuals and clinical microsystems to navigate and improve the macro health care system, may be one of the most powerful skill sets to effect change, permitting a shift in culture toward patient safety and quality improvement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Systems-based Practice in Burn Care Prevention, Management, and Economic Impact of Health Care-associated Infections
- Creators
- Charles Scott Hultman - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDavid van Duin - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillEmily Sickbert-Bennett - University of North Carolina HospitalsLauren M. DiBiase - University of North Carolina HospitalsSamuel W. Jones - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBruce A. Cairns - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDavid J. Weber - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinics in plastic surgery, Vol.44(4), pp.935-942
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cps.2017.06.002
- PMID
- 28888319
- ISSN
- 0094-1298
- eISSN
- 1558-0504
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984755395302771
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