Impact of hospital care on incidence of bloodstream infection: the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 193 - 196
• Main Authors: Kritchevsky, S B, Braun, B I, Wong, E S, Solomon, S L, Steele, L, Richards, C, Simmons, B P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-03-2001; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Bacteremia - epidemiology; Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects; Control; Evaluation; Health Care Surveys - statistics & numerical data; Hospital care; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals - trends; Humans; Incidence; Infection; Infection Control - statistics & numerical data; Intensive care units; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Management; Patients; Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010207

The Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) study assesses the relationship between hospital care and rates of central venous catheter-associated primary bacteremia in 54 intensive-care units (ICUs) in the United States and 14 other countries. Using ICU rather than the patient as the primary unit of statistical analysis permits evaluation of factors that vary at the ICU level. The design of EPIC can serve as a template for studies investigating the relationship between process and event rates across health-care institutions.