Implementation of an evidence-based practice to decrease surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study was performed to evaluate evidence-based practice and structured problem-solving to reduce SSI after CABG.

Methods: An infection control strategy including supervised chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) showers was implemented from January 2017 to March 2018 for 119 patients undergoing CABG.

Risk Factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Personnel.

Healthcare settings can amplify transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), but knowledge gaps about the epidemiology of transmission remain. We conducted a retrospective cohort study among healthcare personnel in hospital units that treated MERS-CoV patients. Participants were interviewed about exposures to MERS-CoV patients, use of personal protective equipment, and signs and symptoms of illness after exposure.

Itemizing the bundle: achieving and maintaining "zero" central line-associated bloodstream infection for over a year in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Background: "Zero" central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) have not been reported from Asian countries, which usually have predominance of difficult to curtail gram negative infections. It also remains unclear whether lowering CLABSI rates below National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) benchmarks in such countries is even possible. In this study, we evaluated effects of a quality improvement initiative to achieve "Zero CLABSI" in our intensive care unit.