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BACKGROUND The importance and efficacy of a care bundle for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and infectious complications related to placing a central venous catheter (CVC) in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS A care bundle was implemented from July 2013 to June 2014 in a medical ICU and surgical ICU. Data were divided into three periods: th...

143 Responding to the ASRA (American Society of Regional Anesthesia) Challenge – Should Gowning be the Standard of Practice for Epidural Anesthesia: A Randomized Control Trial Abstract Type: Original Research Naveed T. Siddiqui, M.D.; Zeev Friedman, M.D.; Allison McGeer, M.D, F.R.C.P.C.; Jose CA Carvalho, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.R.C.P.C.; Sharon Davies, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. Mount Sinai Hospita...

BACKGROUND Providing basic surgical and emergency care in rural settings is essential, particularly in Tanzania, where the mortality burden addressable by emergency and surgical interventions has been estimated at 40%. However, the shortages of teaching faculty and insufficient learning resources have hampered the traditionally intensive surgical training apprenticeships. The Muhimbili Universi...

" skipper, " coordinating patient care and case flow of the surgical suite. This role gives nurses autonomy and the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team. Other perioperative nurse roles are: certified registered nurse first assistant (CRNFA), specialty service leader, and perioperative nurse specialist. With perioperative nursing, the nursing process is used to assess, plan, and im...

We examined contamination of healthcare worker (HCW) gown and gloves after caring for patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing and non-KPC-producing Klebsiella as a proxy for horizontal transmission. The rate of contamination with Klebsiella species is similar to that of contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus...