The Impact of Nighttime Intensivists on Medical Intensive Care Unit Infection-Related Indicators

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;37(3):352-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.304. Epub 2015 Dec 14.

Abstract

In 2013, a before-and-after intervention study was conducted to evaluate the effect 24-hour intensivist coverage on length of stay and rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, central-line associated blood stream infection, and ventilator-associated events. Intensivist coverage for 24 hours did not decrease length of stay or result in a decrease in any specific infection rate.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units* / organization & administration
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / organization & administration*
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / epidemiology*
  • Quality Improvement
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Workforce