Search Results - "Murphy, Michael V."
-
1
Descriptive Epidemiology and Attributable Morbidity of Ventilator-Associated Events
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-05-2014)“…Objective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented new surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated events (VAEs) in January 2013. We…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Improving documentation and coding for acute organ dysfunction biases estimates of changing sepsis severity and burden: a retrospective study
Published in Critical care (London, England) (14-09-2015)“…Claims-based analyses report that the incidence of sepsis-associated organ dysfunction is increasing. We examined whether coding practices for acute organ…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
The preventability of ventilator-associated events. The CDC Prevention Epicenters Wake Up and Breathe Collaborative
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-02-2015)“…The CDC introduced ventilator-associated event (VAE) definitions in January 2013. Little is known about VAE prevention. We hypothesized that daily, coordinated…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Associations Between Different Sedatives and Ventilator-Associated Events, Length of Stay, and Mortality in Patients Who Were Mechanically Ventilated
Published in Chest (01-06-2016)“…Background Current sedation guidelines recommend avoiding benzodiazepines but express no preference for propofol vs dexmedetomidine. In addition, few data…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2016)“…OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of graft choice (allograft, bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft, or hamstring autograft) on deep tissue infections following…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Impact of Proteinuria and Kidney Function Decline on Health Care Costs and Resource Utilization in Adults With IgA Nephropathy in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis
Published in Kidney medicine (01-09-2023)“…Among patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), proteinuria and decline in kidney function may be associated with increased economic burden. This study aimed to…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Comparison of Trends in Sepsis Incidence and Coding Using Administrative Claims Versus Objective Clinical Data
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-01-2015)“…Background. National reports of a dramatic rise in sepsis incidence are largely based on analyses of administrative databases. It is unclear if these estimates…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Events: A Case-Control Multivariable Analysis
Published in Critical care medicine (01-08-2014)“…OBJECTIVES:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated events, including the new…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Objective Sepsis Surveillance Using Electronic Clinical Data
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-02-2016)“…To compare the accuracy of surveillance of severe sepsis using electronic health record clinical data vs claims and to compare incidence and mortality trends…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Lactate Testing in Suspected Sepsis: Trends and Predictors of Failure to Measure Levels
Published in Critical care medicine (01-08-2015)“…OBJECTIVES:Serum lactate monitoring is central to risk stratification and management of sepsis and is now part of a potential quality measure. We examined…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multidrug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream infections in general medical and surgical units (ABATE Infection trial): a cluster-randomised trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (23-03-2019)“…Universal skin and nasal decolonisation reduces multidrug-resistant pathogens and bloodstream infections in intensive care units. The effect of universal…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Surgical Site Infections: Volume-Outcome Relationship and Year-to-Year Stability of Performance Rankings
Published in Medical care (01-01-2017)“…BACKGROUND:Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are publicly reported as quality metrics and increasingly used to determine financial reimbursement…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty
Published in BMJ quality & safety (01-05-2019)“…Quality improvement (QI) campaigns appear to increase use of evidence-based practices, but their effect on health outcomes is less well studied. To assess the…”
Get more information
Journal Article -
14
Cardiovascular, Kidney Failure, and All-Cause Mortality Events in Patients with FSGS in a US Real-World Database
Published in Kidney360 (01-08-2024)Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Kidney Failure Events, Cardiovascular Disease Events, and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with IgA Nephropathy in a Real-World Database
Published in Kidney360 (01-03-2024)Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Severity of disease estimation and risk-adjustment for comparison of outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients using electronic routine care data
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2015)“…BACKGROUND Valid comparison between hospitals for benchmarking or pay-for-performance incentives requires accurate correction for underlying disease severity…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Improving Documentation and Coding for Acute Organ Dysfunction Biases Severe Sepsis Surveillance Over Time
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (09-12-2015)Get full text
Journal Article -
18
The Utility of Claims Data for Infection Surveillance following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-06-2014)“…Objective. To explore the feasibility of identifying anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft implantations and infections using claims. Design…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Improving Public Reporting and Data Validation for Complex Surgical Site Infections After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Hip Arthroplasty
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-12-2014)“…Diagnosis codes in claims submitted for reimbursement following coronary artery bypass graft surgery and hip arthroplasty allow standardized and efficient…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20