TY - JOUR
T1 - Systems-based Practice in Burn Care
T2 - Prevention, Management, and Economic Impact of Health Care–associated Infections
AU - Hultman, Charles Scott
AU - van Duin, David
AU - Sickbert-Bennett, Emily
AU - DiBiase, Lauren M.
AU - Jones, Samuel W.
AU - Cairns, Bruce A.
AU - Weber, David J.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Health care–associated infections in burn patients, from ventilator-associated pneumonia to skin and soft tissue infections, can substantially compromise outcomes, because these complications are associated with longer lengths of stay, increased morbidity and mortality, and greater direct medical costs. Health care–associated infections are largely preventable, through surveillance, education, appropriate hand hygiene, and culture change, especially for device-related infections. Systems-based practice, which allows individuals and clinical microsystems to navigate and improve the macro health care system, may be one of the most powerful skill sets to effect change, permitting a shift in culture toward patient safety and quality improvement.
AB - Health care–associated infections in burn patients, from ventilator-associated pneumonia to skin and soft tissue infections, can substantially compromise outcomes, because these complications are associated with longer lengths of stay, increased morbidity and mortality, and greater direct medical costs. Health care–associated infections are largely preventable, through surveillance, education, appropriate hand hygiene, and culture change, especially for device-related infections. Systems-based practice, which allows individuals and clinical microsystems to navigate and improve the macro health care system, may be one of the most powerful skill sets to effect change, permitting a shift in culture toward patient safety and quality improvement.
KW - Burn injury
KW - Health care–associated infections
KW - Patient safety
KW - Quality improvement
KW - Systems-based practice
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cps.2017.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cps.2017.06.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28888319
AN - SCOPUS:85026472664
SN - 0094-1298
VL - 44
SP - 935
EP - 942
JO - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
JF - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -