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The Joint Commission Citing for Sterilization
Hospitals are continuing to run afoul of The Joint Commission accreditation inspectors for equipment that has been improperly sterilized or subjected to insufficient high-level disinfection.
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Think Outside of the [Recessed] Box
A common feature in hemodialysis units – recessed wall boxes to hook up water and other lines – can become a reservoir for pathogens if not subjected to routine cleaning and infection control measures, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigator reports.
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Are You Ready for Next Infectious Disease Event?
IPs and hospital epidemiologists who are not well-positioned within their organization and connected to key collaborators during routine operations will be severely challenged when an infectious disease emergency strikes, warns Stephen Weber, MD, an epidemiologist and chief medical officer at the University of Chicago.
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Heart of Darkness: Ebola Vaccine in Congo
While the world holds its breath, there are signs an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be fading back. However, given the devastation and some 11,000 deaths caused by the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, the last thing the World Health Organization is going to do is take this deadly hemorrhagic fever lightly.
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Feds Issue Call to Action on Legionella Outbreaks
Federal health officials report a striking surge in healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease, with the CMS underscoring the threat by ordering assessments of hospital water systems where the pathogen thrives.
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Assessing Serial Ventilator Settings May Help Reduce Duration of Antibiotic Courses for Suspected Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
In mechanically ventilated patients with stable ventilator settings for at least three days, very short courses of antibiotics (< 3 days) for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia were associated with similar outcomes when compared to longer courses (> 3 days).
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Prophylactic Steroids Prevent Reintubation in Patients at Risk for Post-extubation Stridor
This meta-analysis demonstrated the administration of steroids between one to 24 hours prior to extubation reduced the risk of reintubation for patients at risk for post-extubation stridor.
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Early Lung Recruitment Reduces Pulmonary Complications
In postoperative cardiac surgery patients with hypoxemia at admission to the ICU, the brief application of an intensive recruitment maneuver followed by lung-protective ventilation was associated with reduced occurrence and severity of pulmonary complications.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment Guidelines
This article provides a collaborative, evidence-based guideline for mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Industry Group Calls on Trump to Ease Regulation
A leading group in the healthcare industry is calling on President Donald Trump to make American healthcare great again by reducing the regulatory burden.