Improving visitors' hand hygiene compliance in a pediatric oncology unit.

Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is the single most important method to prevent infections. We aim at improving HH compliance by visitors to a pediatric oncology unit.

Methods: A performance improvement project implemented several Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles in July-November 2018.

Outcomes after bloodstream infection in hospitalized pediatric hematology/oncology and stem cell transplant patients.

Background: Pediatric hematology/oncology (PHO) patients receiving therapy or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) often require a central line and are at risk for bloodstream infections (BSI). There are limited data describing outcomes of BSI in PHO and HSCT patients.

Methods: This is a multicenter (n = 17) retrospective analysis of outcomes of patients who developed a BSI.

Leadership line care rounds: Application of the engage, educate, execute, and evaluate improvement model for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections in children with cancer.

To prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), leadership line care rounds (LLCRs) used the engage, educate, execute, and evaluate improvement model to audit compliance, identify barriers and opportunities, empower patients and families, and engage leadership. Findings of excellence and improvement opportunities were communicated to unit staff and managers. LLCRs contributed to compliance with CLABSI prevention interventions.