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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
Pennsylvania
United States

2. 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
United States

3. 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
United States

4. 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
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
Pennsylvania
United States

6. Equipment, environment, and ergonomics: an enigma of infection risk

Author(s):

Davis, James, author

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March 2015

Subject(s):

Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Design
Equipment Safety
Ergonomics
Patient Safety
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
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
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

9. Early detection of sepsis in Pennsylvania's long-term care residents

Author(s):

Roberts, Terri Lee, author
Davis, James, author

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2016

Subject(s):

Early Diagnosis
Long-Term Care
Sepsis -- diagnosis
Sepsis -- epidemiology
Pennsylvania
United States

10. 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
Pennsylvania
United States