title: The Impact of Nighttime Intensivists on Medical Intensive Care Unit Infection-Related Indicators.
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.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Abhaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.affiliation: 2Division of Infection Prevention,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,St. Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.affiliation: 3Division of Infectious Diseases,Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Hilary M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Babcock
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Marin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kollef
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000078329:Workforce