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Airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus concentrations in a negative-pressure isolation room

Author(s): Tsai, Y.-H., Wan, G.-H., Wu, Y.-K., Tsao, K.-C.
Added March 2020

Does hospital cleanliness correlate with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia rates?

Author(s): Green, D., Wigglesworth, N., Keegan, T., Wilcox, M. H.
Added September 2014

The Impact of the Environment on Infections in Healthcare Facilities

Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added September 2014

A decade of adult intensive care unit design: a study of the physical design features of the best-practice examples

Author(s): Rashid, M., Abushousheh, A.
This article reports a study of the physical design characteristics of a set of adult intensive care units (ICUs), built between 1993 and 2003. These ICUs were recognized as the best-practice examples by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the American Institute of Architects.
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Added July 2014

Impact of Extended-Duration Shifts on Medical Errors, Adverse Events and Attentional Failures

Author(s): Barger, L.K. , Ayas,N.T., Cade,B.E., Cronin, J.W., Rosner, B. , Speizer, F.E., Czeisler, C.A.
In the United States, medical students who are doing their internship (first year of postgraduate clinical training) regularly work in the clinic for longer than 24 hours at a time. There has been empirical evidence that the extended-duration shifts commonly worked by medical interns in hospitals may contribute to the risk of medical errors being made, and perhaps to the risk of adverse events more generally. The current study assessed whether extended-duration shifts worked by interns are associated with significant medical errors, adverse events, and attentional failures in a diverse population of interns across the United States.
Key Point Summary
Added May 2014

Nurses’ Perception of Single-Occupancy Versus Multioccupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments: An Exploratory Comparative Assessment

Author(s): Chaudhury, H., Mahmood, A., Valente, M.
As people are living longer and the baby boomers age, the demand for hospital beds will increase. As new facilities are built to handle this influx of patients, the challenge for hospital designers and administrators is to design patient rooms that promote therapeutic goals, foster positive patient outcomes, and function as intensive care rooms. Recent research suggests that single-occupancy rooms are more suitable for infection control and patient care than multioccupancy rooms. However, no research has been done about nursing staff members’ perception of single-occupancy and multioccupancy patient rooms in acute care settings as it relates to patient care.
Key Point Summary
Added April 2014

Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace

Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012

Committed to safety: Ten case studies on reducing harm to patients

Author(s): McCarthy, D., Blumenthal, D.
Added October 2012

Indoor air quality and infection in hospitals

Author(s): Petska, P., Yeong, K.
Added October 2012

Analysis of risk factors for sternal surgical site infection: Emphasizing the appropriate ventilation of operating theaters.

Author(s): Yavuz, S., Bicer, Y., Yapici, N., Kalaca, S., Aydin, O., Camur, G.
Added October 2012

Reducing hospital-acquired infection by design: the new University College London Hospital

Author(s): Wilson, A.P.R., Ridgway, G.L.
Added October 2012

Computer keyboards and the spread of MRSA

Author(s): Wilson, A.P.R., Hayman, S., Folan, P., Ostro, P.T., Birkett, A., Batson, S., Singer, M., Bellingan, G.
Added October 2012

Control of an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus colonization and infection in an intensive care unit (ICU) without closing the ICU or placing patients in isolation

Author(s): Wilks, M., Wilson, A., Warwick, S., Price, E., Kennedy, D., Ely, A., Millar, M.R.
Added October 2012

Room for improvement: nurses' perceptions of providing care in a single room newborn intensive care setting

Author(s): Walsh, W.F., McCullough, K.L., White, R.D.
Added October 2012

Device-associated infection rates for non-intensive care unit patients

Author(s): Vonberg, R.-P., Behnke, M., Geffers, C., Sohr, D., Ruden, H., Dettenkofer, M., Gastmeier, P.
Added October 2012

Nosocomial aspergillosis in outbreak settings

Author(s): Vonberg, R.P., Gastmeier, P.
Added October 2012

Modern hospital design for infection control

Author(s): Van Enk, R.
Added October 2012

The Sound of Two Hands Washing: Improving Hand Hygiene

Author(s): Unknown
Added October 2012

An audit demonstrating a reduction in MRSA infection in a specialised vascular unit resulting from a change in infection control protocol

Author(s): Thompson, M.
Added October 2012

Factors involved in the aerosol transmission of infection and control of ventilation in healthcare premises

Author(s): Tang, J.W., Li, Y., Eames, I., Chan, P.K.S., Ridgway, G.L.
Added October 2012