title: Multidisciplinary trauma intensive care unit checklist: impact on infection rates.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
authors.forename: Charleston
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Tana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
authors.forename: Arlyn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlepp
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fildes
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kuhls
mesh_terms: 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