Publications by authors named "Evangelia Chorianopoulou"
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- * A study conducted over 15 months showed an incidence of culture-proven early-onset sepsis (EOS) ranging from 0 to 2.99 per 1000 live births, with an overall rate of 1.8 per 1000 across seven NICUs.
- * Implementing the EOS-C could decrease empiric antibiotic initiations by up to 100% for healthy neonates and 86% for those with ambiguous symptoms, while also cutting down laboratory testing by significant percentages.
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- Antibiotics are often overprescribed in Greek Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), leading to high resistance rates, prompting a need for interventions to reduce usage.
- A low-cost strategy was implemented in 15 public NICUs, focusing on discontinuing antibiotics within 5 days for certain neonates without signs of infection.
- The intervention led to a significant increase in early antibiotic discontinuation and saved a considerable number of antibiotic days, indicating that similar approaches can be effective in resource-limited settings.
Background: Epidemiological data indicate that a large part of population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. Hence, it is of high importance for public health officials to know whether people are going to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The objective of the present study was to examine the willingness of adult residents in Greece to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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- Pressure ulcers are a significant issue in healthcare, particularly among hospitalized pediatric patients, affecting their quality of life and increasing hospital stays.
- This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies related to hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in children under 21, assessing incidence, prevalence, length of stay, and healthcare costs associated with these ulcers.
- The analysis found that the overall prevalence of pressure ulcers in pediatric patients was 7.0%, with a cumulative incidence of 14.9%; however, rates were higher in neonates (27.0% prevalence) and younger children (19.2% prevalence under 1 year).
Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in adult patients: The first multicenter clinical practice audit with intervention in Greek surgical departments.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
June 2021
Objective: To audit clinical practice and implement an intervention to promote appropriate use of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis (PAP).
Design: Prospective multicenter before-and-after study.
Setting: This study was conducted in 7 surgical departments of 3 major Greek hospitals.
Background: Active daily surveillance of central-line days (CLDs) in the assessment of rates of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is time-consuming and burdensome for healthcare workers. Sampling of denominator data is a method that could reduce the time necessary to conduct active surveillance.
Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of various sampling strategies in the estimation of CLABSI rates in adult and pediatric units in Greece.