Improvement in Diagnosis and Management of Nosocomial Pneumonias in a Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
Kirstin J KoodaAlejandra A ZambranoDylan L KosaskiLeah HigbeWilliam Brian B BeamJ Kyle K BohmanErica D WittwerSteven D BradyAllison M LeMahieuMadiha FidaAditya ShahPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
The implementation of a diagnostic and treatment protocol for management of nosocomial pneumonias in the CVS-ICU resulted in improved diagnostic accuracy, advanced antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship efforts, and laboratory cost savings without an adverse impact on patient-centered outcomes.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- quality improvement
- minimally invasive
- mechanical ventilation
- acinetobacter baumannii
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- staphylococcus aureus
- coronary artery bypass
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- emergency department
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- combination therapy
- metabolic syndrome
- surgical site infection
- skeletal muscle
- atrial fibrillation
- replacement therapy
- glycemic control