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
- mechanical ventilation
- minimally invasive
- acinetobacter baumannii
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- primary care
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- staphylococcus aureus
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- drug resistant
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- metabolic syndrome
- replacement therapy