title: [Long term efforts cut frequency of health care associated infections].
abstract: This article describes a long term infection control program (2002-2014) that has been conducted at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Intensive Care Unit. By using a combination of bundles for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central-lines associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) combined with on-line data from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR) concerning the infection rates for VAP and CLABSI, the ward has been able to keep a sustainable low frequency of these infections over the years. Key message is »to never stop improving« when it concerns quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Dep. of Clinical Intervention and Technology Stockholm, Sweden AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Dep. of Clinical Intervention and Technology Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agvald-Öhman
authors.affiliation: AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Stockholm, Sweden AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erlandsson
authors.affiliation: AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Stockholm, Sweden AnOpIVAkliniken Karolinska Universitetsjukhuset Huddinge - Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sjöström
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012042:Registries