Center-Level Variation in Infection Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

201434 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Terry Shih · Spectrum Health

Min Zhang · Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Mallika Kommareddi · Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Theodore Boeve · Spectrum Health

Steven D. Harrington · Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Robert Holmes · McLaren Greater Lansing

Gary Roth ·

Abstract

There was a 18.2% difference in observed HAI rates across medical centers among patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. This variability could not be explained by patient case mix. Future work should focus on the impact of other factors (eg, organizational and systems of clinical care) on risk of HAIs.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Surgical site infection prevention Nosocomial Infections in ICU

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 567-573

DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000770

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