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1. How wet is your patient's bed?: blood, urine, and microbiological contamination of mattresses and mattress covers

Author(s):
Sivek, Amanda, author
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2018
Subject(s):
Bedding and Linens -- adverse effects
Beds -- adverse effects
Body Fluids
Equipment Contamination
Equipment Safety
Bedding and Linens -- microbiology
Beds -- microbiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Failure
Infection Control
Maintenance
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

2. A second breadth: hospital-acquired pneumonia in Pennsylvania, nonventilated versus ventilated patients

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2018
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Pneumonia -- epidemiology
Pneumonia -- etiology
Pneumonia -- mortality
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- mortality
Patient Safety
Cross Infection -- economics
Cross Infection -- mortality
Hospitals
Pneumonia -- economics
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- economics
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

3. Peripheral vascular catheter-related infection: dwelling on dwell time

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2014]
Subject(s):
Bacteremia -- prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Time Factors
Equipment Contamination
Staphylococcus aureus
Humans
United States

4. Retained bioburden on surgical instruments after reprocessing: are we just scraping the surface?

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2017
Subject(s):
Biofilms
Decontamination
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Equipment Contamination -- statistics & numerical data
Equipment Reuse
Equipment Safety
Surgical Instruments -- microbiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Patient safety
Sterilization
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Calculation of outcome rates that diagnose bedside performance: central-line-associated bloodstream infection

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Bacteremia -- epidemiology
Bacteremia -- etiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- etiology
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Infection control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Research Design
Catheterization, Central Venous -- instrumentation
Electronic Health Records
Hospitals -- statistics & numerical data
Maintenance -- standards
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient safety
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

7. Antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia in Pennsylvania long-term care: a spotlight on culture

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Culture Techniques -- statistics & numerical data
Inappropriate Prescribing
Long-Term Care
Microbial Sensitivity Tests -- statistics & numerical data
Nursing Homes
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Aged
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Patient safety
Referral and Consultation
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

8. A conceptual framework for improving isolation awareness in Pennsylvania acute care hospitals

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March 2016
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional -- prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient -- prevention & control
Occupational Exposure -- prevention & control
Occupational Exposure -- statistics & numerical data
Patient Isolation -- standards
Personal protective equipment
Universal Precautions
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communication
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Inservice Training
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

10. Surgical site infection prevention utilizing patient screening and decolonization: the PA-HEN SSI prevention collaboration

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Catanzaro, Mary, author
Edelmayer, Clare, author
Martin, Lynda, author
Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, author.
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2014
Subject(s):
Hospitals
Infection Control -- methods
Patient Participation
Preoperative Care -- methods
Surgical Wound Infection -- epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection -- prevention & control
Chlorhexidine -- therapeutic use
Decontamination
Interinstitutional Relations
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Infections -- diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
United States