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An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2725-2732.

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Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates.

Lin MY, Hota B, Khan YM, et al; CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. JAMA. 2010;304:2035-2041.

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Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists.

Schulman J, Stricof R, Stevens TP, et al; New York State Regional Perinatal Care Centers. Pediatrics. 2011;127:436-444.

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Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections.

Sawyer M, Weeks K, Goeschel CA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(suppl 8):S292-S298.

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Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions.

Lehmann LS, Puopolo AL, Shaykevich S, Brennan TA. Am J Med. 2005;118:409-413.

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Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units.

Fuchs MA, Sexton DJ, Thornlow DK, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:101-109.

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Trends in central line–associated bloodstream infections in a trauma-surgical intensive care unit.

Ong A, Dysert K, Herbert C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:302-307.

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Critical care delivery in the United States: distribution of services and compliance with Leapfrog recommendations.

Angus DC, Shorr AF, White A, Dremsizov TT, Schmitz RJ, Kelley MA, on behalf of the Committee on Manpower for Pulmonary and Critical Care Societies (COMPACCS). Crit Care Med. 2006;34:1016-1024.

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Improving safety culture results in Rhode Island ICUs: lessons learned from the development of action-oriented plans.

Vigorito MC, McNicoll L, Adams L, Sexton B. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:509-514.

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Toward learning from patient safety reporting systems.

Pronovost PJ, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, et al. J Crit Care. 2006;21:305-315.

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Maintaining and sustaining the On the CUSP: Stop BSI model in Hawaii.

Lin DM, Weeks K, Holzmueller CG, Pronovost PJ, Pham JC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:51-60.

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A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units.

Marsteller JA, Sexton JB, Hsu YJ, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:2933-2939.

COMMENTARY

Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist.

Perencevich EN, Pittet D. JAMA. 2009;301:1285-1287.

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The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections.

Lipitz-Snyderman A, Needham DM, Colantuoni E, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:856-858.

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What went right: lessons for the intensivist from the crew of US Airways Flight 1549.

Eisen LA, Savel RH. Chest. 2009;136:910-917.

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A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.

Kane-Gill SL, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:55-59.

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Reality check for checklists.

Bosk CL, Dixon-Woods M, Goeschel CA, Pronovost PJ. Lancet. 2009;374:444-445.

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AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 10, 2012.

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Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement.

Nowak JE, Brilli RJ, Lake MR, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11:579-587.

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Adverse drug event reporting in intensive care units: a survey of current practices.

Kane-Gill SL, Devlin JW. Ann Pharmacother. 2006;40:1267-73.

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