Multidisciplinary trauma intensive care unit checklist: impact on infection rates.
The purpose of this study was to implement a multidisciplinary daily quality checklist in a trauma intensive care setting to determine adherence to infection prevention protocols as well as the impact on infection and complications.


METHODS
A multidisciplinary team developed a checklist incorporating evidence-based practice guidelines for the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Infection rates were monitored and correlated with checklist completion.


RESULTS
Central line, urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia decreased during the study period by 100%, 26%, and 82%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Initiation of a multidisciplinary daily quality checklist is correlated with decreased infection rates in a trauma intensive care setting.
Chua
Charleston
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Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Wisniewski
Tana
T
Ramos
Arlyn
A
Schlepp
Michael
M
Fildes
John J
JJ
Kuhls
Deborah A
DA
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control