Effects of an Infection Control Protocol for Coronavirus Disease in Emergency Mechanical Thrombectomy

Newborn care is one of the vital sectors to be looked into in order to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. Infection is great area of concern, especially for the newborn babies, we are losing many babies, because of sepsis in resources limited setting, while it is difficult to treat neonatal sepsis, it is rather easier to prevent infections. Recommendations for prevention for infection, with special references to the rural Indian scenario. The approaches towards the prevention of neonatal sepsis are multi-disciplinary. Comprising of neonatologist, hospital administration, nursing staff, and engineers. Thus making implementation easy, if the equipment and other consumable are manufactured indigenously bulk, and in a large quantities, thus reducing the financial burden on the hospital and the health care cost of the country. The present study was to evaluate the knowledge of staff nurses on infection control protocol. Total sample size consumed of 100 staff nurses and convenience sampling was used area in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh. Data was collected using a self – structured question are purposive sampling. Regarding demographic variables majority highest number of respondents was in the educational qualification staff nurses. Majority of the respondent (49 %) had experiences in SNCU. It was found that self-instructional module was very effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses of regarding infection control protocol in NICU.

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Infection Control Protocol in Dental Practice

Manual for Dental Hygienist ◽

10.5005/jp/books/14199_43 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 181-181

Author(s):

Maj Awasthi

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Control Protocol

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Effectiveness And Adherence To Hospital Infection Control Preventive Practice In Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcab090.017 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Michel Lotfy Kolta ◽

Maha Mohamed Mohamed Khalifa ◽

Mazen Tawfik Ibrahmi ◽

Said AbdElHaffez khaled

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Infection Control ◽

Electronic Devices ◽

P Value ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cardiac Device ◽

Control Protocol ◽

The Past ◽

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices ◽

Device Implantation

Abstract Background Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) have been increasingly used in the past years, There is arise in CIED related complications in the past years with the increase in the number of devices implanted, CIED associated infection is challenging in its management, including system removal (generator and leads ), antimicrobial therapy, replantation at another site. Objectives The aim of the study is to evaluate the adherence to the steps of infection control protocol in cardiac device implantation related infection . Patients and Methods One hundred patients referred for cardiac device implantation was enrolled in the study and prospectively evaluated regarding applying of infection control measures and followed up for six months to study effect of adherence to these measures in prevention of postoperative device related infection. Results analysis of all factors of infection control protocol revealed significant correlation between postoperative device related infection and the following factors, Age ( p value = 0.010) , DM ( p value = 0.024) and number of Operators≥4.0 ( p = 0.001) as well as duration of sterilization ( p = 0.001), wearing double gloves (p = <0.001). Conclusion Our results proved certain factors as significant risk factors for device related infection, they are either patient related factors including and diabetes mellitus or device related factors reflecting higher incidence with CRT devices (p = 0.025), others related to applying anti septic measures namely double glove technique and duration of skin disinfect prior to the procedure. Abbreviation list; CIED (cardiac implantable electronic devices), DRI (device related infection), CKD (chronic kidney disease), DM (diabetes mellitus), HTN (hypertension), CRT (cardiac resynchronization therapy), DDD (dual chamber device), VVI (ventricular demand pacing), ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator).

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A Simple Protocol to Prevent External Ventricular Drain Infections

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/neu.0b013e31828e8dfd ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 72 (6) ◽

pp. 993-999 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Alexander C. Flint ◽

Vivek A. Rao ◽

Natalie C. Renda ◽

Bonnie S. Faigeles ◽

Todd E. Lasman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Infection Control ◽

External Ventricular Drain ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Control Protocol ◽

Culture Positivity ◽

Simple Protocol ◽

Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture ◽

Fluid Culture

Abstract BACKGROUND: External ventricular drains (EVDs) are associated with high rates of infection, and EVD infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the introduction of an evidence-based EVD infection control protocol could reduce the rate of EVD infections. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of an EVD infection control protocol introduced in a tertiary care neurointensive care unit. We compared rates of cerebrospinal fluid culture positivity and ventriculitis for the 3 years before and 3 years after the introduction of an evidence-based EVD infection control protocol. A total of 262 EVD placements were analyzed, with a total of 2499 catheter-days. RESULTS: The rate of cerebrospinal fluid culture positivity decreased from 9.8% (14 of 143; 11.43 per 1000 catheter-days) at baseline to 0.8% (1 of 119; 0.79 per 1000 catheter-days) in the EVD infection control protocol period (P = .001). The rate of ventriculitis decreased from 6.3% (9 of 143; 7.35 per 1000 catheter-days) to 0.8% (1 of 119; 0.79 per 1000 catheter-days; P = .02). CONCLUSION: The introduction of a simple, evidence-based infection control protocol was associated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of EVD infection.

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The effect of glove contamination on the bond strength of resin to enamel

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/jcpd.28.4.4627726k1k3t5r10 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 339-341 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brian Sanders ◽

Adam Pollock ◽

James Weddell ◽

Keith Moore

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Bond Strength ◽

Shear Bond Strength ◽

Dental Material ◽

Bonding Agent ◽

Control Protocol ◽

The Past ◽

Latex Gloves ◽

Potential Interactions ◽

Powdered Latex Gloves

Over the past twenty years infection control protocol has evolved and use of gloves is now mandatory. Practitioners have become aware of potential interactions between the latex gloves and many of the dental material used as well as the potential for contamination from the gloves. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength of bonded restorations to enamel of uncontaminated and contaminated resin adhesive with powder free and powdered latex gloves. The results of the study demonstrated that the resin bonding agent that was in contact with either powdered or non- powdered latex gloves did not have a significant effect on the shear bond strength of the bonded restoration.

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