Peripheral and Central Venous Catheters
Berriel-Cass D, Adkins F, Jones P, et al. Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:612-20.
Cherry MG, Brown JM, Neal T, et al. What features of educational interventions lead to competence in aseptic insertion and maintenance of CV catheters in acute care? BEME Guide No. 15. Med Teach. 2010;32(3):198-218.
Dudeck MA, Edwards JR, Allen-Bridson K, et al. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Report, data summary for 2013 device-associated module. Am J Infect Control. 2015; 43: 206-21.
Fakih MG, Jones K, Rey J, et al.. Peripheral venous catheter care in the Emergency Department: Education and feedback lead to marked improvements. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41:531-536.
Fakih MG, Jones K, Rey JE, et al. Sustained improvements in peripheral venous catheter care in non-Intensive Care Units: A quasi-experimental controlled study of education and feedback. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012; 33 (5):449-455.
Kallen AJ, Patel PR, O'Grady NP. Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections outside the intensive care unit: expanding prevention to new settings. Clin Infect Dis. 2010; 51(3):335-341.
Maki DG, Kluger DM, Crnich CJ. The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review of 200 published prospective studies. Mayo Clin Proc. Sep 2006;81(9):1159-1171.
Marshall J, Mermel LA, Classen D, et al. Strategies to prevent central line- associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008; 29 Suppl 1:S22-30.
Marshall J, Mermel LA, Fakih M, et al. Strategies to prevent central-line associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014; 35:753-771.
Mermel LA, Allon M, Bouza E, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2009;49(1):1-45.
O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, et al. Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(9):e162-e193.
O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, et al. Summary of recommendations: Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(9):1087-1099.
Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, et al. An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2006; 355(26):2725-2732.
Segreti J, Garcia-Houchins S, Gorski L, et al. Consensus conference on prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections: 2009. J Infus Nurs. 2011;34(2):126-133.
Urinary Catheters (CAUTI)
Al-Qas Hanna F, Sambirska O, Iyer S, et al. Clinician practice and the national healthcare safety network definition for the diagnosis of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(12): 1173-7
Dudeck MA, Edwards JR, Allen-Bridson K, et al. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Report, data summary for 2013 device-associated module. Am J Infect Control. 2015; 43: 206-21.
Fakih MG, Dueweke C, Meisner S, et al. Effect of nurse-led multidisciplinary rounds on reducing unnecessary use of urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:815–819.
Fakih MG, Pena ME, Shemes S, et al. Effect of establishing guidelines on appropriate urinary catheter placement. Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17:337–340.
Fakih MG, Shemes S, Pena ME, et al. Urinary catheters in the emergency department: very elderly women are at high risk for unnecessary utilization. Am J Infect Control. 2010;38:683-8.
Fakih MG, Greene MT, Kennedy EH, et al. Introducing a population-based outcome measure to evaluate the effect of interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Am J Infect Control. 2012;40(4):359-64.
Fakih MG, Heavens M, Grotemeyer J, et al. Avoiding potential harm by improving appropriateness of urinary catheter use in 18 emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;63:761-768
Fakih MG, Krein SL, Edson B, et al. Engaging healthcare workers to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection and avert patient harm. Am J Infect Control. 2014;42:S223-S229.
Fakih MG, Rey JE, Pena ME, et al. Sustained reductions in urinary catheter use over 5 years: The bedside nurses view themselves responsible for evaluation of catheter need. Am J Infect Control. published on line ahead of print, September 2012.
Fakih MG, Watson SR, Greene MT, et al. Reducing inappropriate urinary catheter use: a statewide effort. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:255-60.
Gokula RM, Smith MA, Hickner J. Emergency room staff education and use of a urinary catheter indication sheet improves appropriate use of foley catheters. Am J Infect Control. Nov 2007;35(9):589-593.
Gould C, Umscheid C, Agarwal R, et al. Guideline for prevention of catheter‐associated urinary tract infections 2009. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31(4):319-326.
Hooton TM, Bradley SF, Cardenas DD, et al. Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter‐associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 International clinical practice guidelines from the infectious diseases society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;50(5):625-663.
Knoll BM, Wright D, Ellingson L, et al. Reduction of inappropriate urinary catheter use at a Veterans Affairs hospital through a multifaceted quality improvement project. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(11):1283-1290.
Lo E, Nicolle L, Classen D, et al. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29 Suppl 1:S41-50.
Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, et al. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014;35(5):464-479
Meddings J, Rogers M, Krein SL, et al. Reducing unnecessary urinary catheter use and other strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection: An integrative review. BMJ Qual Saf, 2014;23(4):277-289.
Meddings J, Saint S. Disrupting the life cycle of the urinary catheter. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(11):1291-1293.
Nicolle LE, Bradley S, Colgan R, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;40:643–54.
Wald HL, Epstein AM, Radcliff TA, et al. Extended use of urinary catheters in older surgical patients: a patient safety problem? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Feb 2008;29(2):116-124.
Wright M-O, Kharasch M, Beaumont JL, et al. Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011;32(7):635-640.
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
American Thoracic Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;171(4):388-416.
Berry AM, Davidson PM, Nicholson L, et al. Consensus based clinical guideline for oral hygiene in the critically ill. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2011;27(4):180-185.
Bonten MJ. Healthcare epidemiology: Ventilator-associated pneumonia: preventing the inevitable. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(1):115-121.
Coffin SE, Klompas M, Classen D, et al. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29 Suppl 1:S31-40.
Klompas M, Kleinman KP, Karcz A. Variability in mean duration of mechanical ventilation among community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012;33(6):635-637.
Klompas M, Branson R, Eichenwald EC, et al. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014;35(8):915-36.
Labeau SO, Van de Vyver K, Brusselaers N, et al. Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia with oral antiseptics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011;11(11):845-854.
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, et al. Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: Executive summary. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014;34;12:1239-43.
Muscedere JG, Day A, Heyland DK. Mortality, attributable mortality, and clinical events as end points for clinical trials of ventilator-associated pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51 Suppl 1:S120-125.
Roberts N, Moule P. Chlorhexidine and tooth-brushing as prevention strategies in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia rates. Nurs Crit Care. 2011;16(6):295-302.
Teamwork and Communication
How to Use the CUSP Toolkit. August 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 : Core Curriculum. March 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/
