Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but the relative effectiveness of strategies to reduce its incidence remains unclear. We evaluated the relationship between healthcare-associated infection recommendations and risk of pneumonia after CABG.

Methods

Pneumonia prevention practice recommendations were developed based on literature review and analysis of semistructured interviews with key health care personnel across centers with low (<5.9%), medium (5.9%-6.1%), and high (>6.1%) rates of pneumonia. These practices were implemented among 2482 patients undergoing CABG from 2016 to 2017 across 18 centers. The independent effect of each practice in reducing pneumonia was assessed using multivariabl

SUBMITTER: Strobel RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646315 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature