Hauck K, Zhao X. Med Care. 2011 Sep 23. Despite extensive research into adverse events, there is no quantitative estimate for the risk of experiencing adverse events such as hospital-acquired infections per day spent in hospital. This is important information for hospital managers, because they may consider discharging patients earlier to alternative care providers if [...]

USA Today (September 20, 2011) featured an article about hospital infection rates. The story explored the experience of Cheri Stout-Robinson was hospitalized for treatment of flesh-eating bacteria after being admitted to the hospital to deliver her baby by C-section. USA Today reported that one out of every 20 hospitalized patients would contract hospital-acquired infections according [...]

San Diego, CA. September 19, 2011 Ivera Medical Corporation headquartered in San Diego, CA, filed suit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (Civil Case No. 11CV2185 DMS WMC) against Excelsior Medical Corporation of Neptune, NJ, today for false advertising and unfair competition. Ivera manufactures, markets, and sells the Curos® Port Protector, a [...]

Morning Call (Allentown, PA); September 18, 2011 Lehighton woman sued St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Home Care after a catheter-related bloodstream infection led to double amputation. A Lehigh County jury Friday awarded $23 million to a Lehighton woman who lost her legs to a bloodsteam infection while being cared for by a St. Luke’s Hospital and [...]

Hospital Peer Review; September 1, 2011 According to a September 2011 article in the Hospital Peer Review there have been nearly 200 studies about central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) published since the start of 2011.Many of them talk about similar methods for reducing hospital infection rates — using kits and bundles, putting up posters to [...]

An estimated 1.7 million HAIs (4.5 infections per 100 hospital admissions) occurred in the United States in 2002, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths. Catheter-related bloodstream infections, most of which are associated with central venous catheters, account for 11% of all HAIs. This review covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections based on [...]