Search Results - "Bravo, Nathaniel"
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“Lose the Tube”: A Choosing Wisely initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalist-led inpatient units
Published in American journal of infection control (01-03-2017)“…Highlights • A multifaceted intervention to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections is described. • The intervention entailed an electronic health…”
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Eradication of a Burkholderia Cepacia Outbreak in an Intensive Care Unit by a Bundled Environmental Hygiene Approach
Published in American journal of infection control (01-06-2015)“…Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) is a multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organism with the ability to survive for prolonged periods in the environment. In…”
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Centralizing High-level Disinfection Resulted in Improved Workflow and Decreased Utilization of Manpower Hours
Published in American journal of infection control (01-07-2023)“…Decentralized pre-cleaning and high-level disinfection (HLD) increases manpower hours and risks for inconsistent practices. Strategies to foster consistent…”
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Choosing wisely initiative for reducing urine cultures for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in an 11-hospital safety net system
Published in American journal of infection control (01-04-2023)“…•Two electronic health record interventions successfully reduced urine cultures by more than 20% in a large safety net system: a mandatory indication on urine…”
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Nudging to select single-lumen over multiple-lumen peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in a large safety net system
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-09-2023)“…Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are increasingly used for vascular access in inpatient settings. Compared to multilumen PICCs, single-lumen…”
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