Deconstructing infection control bundles and the role of buy-in.
Deconstructing infection control bundles and the role of buy-in.
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解构感染控制捆绑和支持的作用。
DOI:
10.1097/ccm.0b013e31824316f4
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Popovich,KyleJ
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Popovich,KyleJ
1660 Crit Care Med 2012 Vol. 40, No. 5 of National Healthcare Safety Network definitions occurred in the surgical and trauma ICU; perhaps the complexity of patients in these units led to differential application of the National Healthcare Safety Network CLABSI definition. A second potential weakness of this study is the observed decline in rates of other healthcare-associated outcomes. The study was a quasi-experimental design using rates of other healthcare-associated infections as “control” variables, a met hod commonly used to strengthen a beforeafter study design (17). While the secondary bacteremia rate did not change over time in the general surgical and the trauma ICU, the secondary bacteremia rate significantly declined in the neurosurgical ICU, making it unclear if other factors were involved in this unit. In addition, the authors note that the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia declined in the surgical ICU during the study period, coinciding with concomitant initiation of a pneumonia prevention bundle. Increased CLABSI risk has been related to increased ventilator use (9); control of VAP may lessen risk of CLABSI through lessened chance of contaminating line insertion sites, in-use stop-cocks, or healthcare worker hands. A notable finding in this study is the differential results for the “scrub-the-hub” campaign between the general surgical and trauma ICU, with the intervention successful only in the unit where nurses came up with the idea and helped implement the intervention. While the authors noted 100% compliance when observations by research personnel were performed, the differing results between units suggest that any infection control intervention, even if found to be effective in a research study, requires education, enthusiasm, and buy-in from all involved parties for success. Interestingly, CHG bathing did lead to significant reductions in CLABSIs in all three ICUs, even though application and involvement by healthcare personnel would presumably be a major factor in success of this intervention. Why the “scrub-the-hub” campaign only led to reductions in the CLABSI rate in one of two units studied is unclear and warrants additional evaluation. This study adds to the literature supporting the effectiveness of daily CHG bathing in intensive care units for reducing rates of CLABSIs. Further assessment of applications of CLABSI definitions may be needed, especially among complex patient populations, such as those in surgical ICUs. Potentially, interventions in addition to CHG bathing, such as an ICU nursing checklist and a CHG “scrub-the-hub” campaign, could lead to further reductions in the rate of CLABSIs. In light of the quasi-experimental nature of this trial and potential confounding produced by declining ventilator-associated pneumonia rates, the major message is that for any intervention to be successful, there needs to be strong support and buy-in by the line-staff who are charged with implementing the intervention. Kyle J. Popovich, MD Rush University Medical Center Stroger Hospital Of Cook County