Sökning: "Health Care-Associated Infections"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Health Care-Associated Infections.

1. 1. Continuous Finding Problems and Implementing Solutions in Health Care-Associated Infections : The Role of Infection Preventionists

   Författare :Luís Fernando Irgang dos Santos; Magnus Holmén; Gerson Tontini; Fábio Gama; James Barlow; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health Care-Associated Infections; Infection Prevention and Control; Infection Preventionists; Problem-Finding and Problem-Solving Perspective; Implementation of Changes;

   Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis aims to understand how infection preventionists (IPs) continuously find problems and implement solutions related to health care-associated infections (HAIs) in hospital settings.HAIs are infections acquired by patients during the process of care and are among the main causes of deaths worldwide. LÄS MER

3. 2. Towards safer care in Sweden? : Studies of influences on patient safety

   Författare :Mikaela Ridelberg; Per Nilsen; Kerstin Roback; Mirjam Ekstedt; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient safety; interventions; perceptions; learning from errors; patient safety reports; learning organization; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar; Health Care Service and Management; Health Policy and Services and Health Economy; Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation; hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar;

   Sammanfattning : Patient safety has progressed in 15 years from being a relatively insignificant issue to a position high on the agenda for health care providers, managers and policymakers as well as the general public. Sweden has seen increased national, regional and local patient safety efforts since 2011 when a new patient safety law was introduced and a four-year financial incentive plan was launched to encourage county councils to carry out specified measures and meet certain patient safety related criteria. LÄS MER

4. 3. Healthcare associated infections in vascular surgery

   Författare :Alireza Daryapeyma; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Health care associated infections (HCAI) affect roughly four million people in Europe annually, resulting in 16 million extra days of hospital stay, 37 000 attributable deaths and direct costs of approximately € 7 billion. HCAI in vascular surgery are relatively common complications with potentially devastating consequences. LÄS MER

5. 4. Epidemiological and molecular biological studies of multi-resistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

   Författare :Maria Lindqvist; Anita Hällgren; Barbro Isaksson; Lennart E. Nilsson; Christina Åhrén; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Antibiotic resistance is increasingly recognised as a major problem and threat. During the last decades Gram-positive bacteria in general, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in particular, have been in focus both concerning matters of antibiotic resistance and as pathogens causing health care-associated (nosocomial) infections. LÄS MER

7. 5. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and endocarditis : epidemiology, short- and long-term mortality

   Författare :Hilmir Ásgeirsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of bloodstream infections and endocarditis. S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and endocarditis is a severe complication. Population-based studies on S. LÄS MER