2024
Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Weser V, Crocker A, Murray T, Wright J, Truesdell E, Ciaburri R, Marks A, Martinello R, Hieftje K, Team H. Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Advances In Neonatal Care 2024, 24: 475-484. PMID: 39196970, DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' family membersInfection preventionFamily membersGroup of nursesReduce nurses’ burdenHand hygieneHospital-wide surveyIntensive care unitInductive content analysisDesign of educational interventionsCare unitNeonatal intensive care unitImprove patient outcomesEffective infection preventionHH educationNursing burdenEducational interventionFrontline staffHospital staffNeonatal nursesIP educationPatient's familyRisk of infection transmissionFocus groupsIP behaviorDisinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis
Drews F, Martinello R, Hebden J, St. John K, Pegues D. Disinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 45: 959-964. PMID: 38389492, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsNurse focus groupsIntensive care unitCentral venous access devicesMixed-methods studyObservations of complianceAcademic medical centerDiverse patient populationsPerceived facilitatorsRisk of central line-associated bloodstream infectionsGuideline noncomplianceOngoing educationKnowledge deficitsPrevention guidelinesHigh workloadMedical CenterRecommended timeIsopropyl alcohol wipesVenous access devicesCare unitLess workloadCompetency evaluationPatient populationFacilitationAntiseptic scrub
2020
Outcomes of Patients With Hospital-Acquired Influenza
Campbell M, James A, Fairweather I, Rivera-Vinas J, Kaslow R, Landry M, Peaper D, Martinello R. Outcomes of Patients With Hospital-Acquired Influenza. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s340-s340. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEscalation of careIntensive care unitCare unitLaboratory-proven influenzaOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyCommunity-based populationPediatric teaching hospitalLength of stayOnset of signsDiagnosis of pneumoniaMedical record informationDirect fluorescent antibodyNoninvasive ventilationChart reviewCohort studyInpatient morbidityMedian durationPatient demographicsAntiviral treatmentClinical courseRadiographic evidenceAntiviral administrationInfluenza infectionSupplemental oxygenOxygen nipple and nut (Christmas tree) adaptor contamination rates and decontamination with disinfecting wipes
Colandrea NA, Cleary ML, Peaper DR, Sullivan LK, Martinello RA, Murray TS. Oxygen nipple and nut (Christmas tree) adaptor contamination rates and decontamination with disinfecting wipes. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: 396-399. PMID: 31983357, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research