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1474. Getting to Zero: Our Journey to Decrease CABG Deep Sternal Wound Infections
Gentile P, Roberts S, Wilson E, Martinello R. 1474. Getting to Zero: Our Journey to Decrease CABG Deep Sternal Wound Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1310. PMCID: PMC10676914, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep sternal wound infectionSternal wound infectionSSI bundleWound infectionSurgical site infection rateYale-New Haven HospitalCardiac thoracic surgeryCardiac surgery patientsRetrospective cohort reviewTime of surgeryHigher mortality riskNew Haven HospitalDSWI rateCohort reviewSurgery patientsSerious complicationsEndocrinology teamEpidemiologic evaluationThoracic surgeryMortality riskClinical decreaseConclusion ImplementationInfection rateSurgeryBathing practices
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Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients