Reynolds Staci S, Sova Christopher, Lozano Halie, Bhandari Kalpana, Taylor Bonnie, Lobaugh-Jin Erica, Carriker Charlene, Lewis Sarah S, Smith Becky A, Kalu Ibukunoluwa C
Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA.
J Infect Prev. 2022 May;23(3):120-124. doi: 10.1177/17571774211066760. Epub 2022 Feb 18.
Hospitals continue to struggle with preventable healthcare-associated infections. Whereas the focus is generally on proactive prevention processes, performing retrospective case reviews of infections can identify opportunities for quality improvement and maximize learning from defects. This brief article provides practical information for structuring the case review process using readily available health system platforms. Using a structured approach for case reviews can help identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
医院仍在努力应对可预防的医疗相关感染问题。尽管重点通常放在积极主动的预防措施上,但对感染病例进行回顾性审查可以发现质量改进的机会,并从缺陷中汲取最大的经验教训。这篇短文提供了利用现有卫生系统平台构建病例审查流程的实用信息。采用结构化方法进行病例审查有助于发现改进的趋势和机会。