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Compendium

Compendium of Strategies to prevent HAIs 2022 Updates

Concise recommendations on core infection prevention practices to prevent six HAIs that have major impacts on quality and safety of patient care
Highly collaborative effort that synthesizes up-to-date evidence, expert consensus, and practical considerations
Guidance for how to build best practices into healthcare delivery through implementation strategies
Recommendations for how to effectively implement and sustain hand hygiene strategies

The updated strategies will be published over the course of 2022 and 2023. For the 2014 updates, please click here.

Contents

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

ICHE Compendium 2022

Michael S. Calderwood, Deverick J. Anderson, Dale W. Bratzler, E. Patchen Dellinger, Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, Lisa L. Maragakis, Ann-Christine Nyquist, Kiran M. Perkins, Michael Anne Preas, Lisa Saiman, Joshua K. Schaffzin, Marin Schweizer, Deborah S. Yokoe, Keith S. Kaye
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 44 / Issue 5 / May 2023
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2023, pp. 695-720
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The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute-care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their surgical-site infection (SSI) prevention efforts. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals published in 2014.1 This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). It is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise.

Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

ICHE Compendium 2022

Larry K. Kociolek, Dale N. Gerding, Ruth Carrico, Philip Carling, Curtis J. Donskey, Ghinwa Dumyati, David T. Kuhar, Vivian G. Loo, Lisa L. Maragakis, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Thomas J. Sandora, David J. Weber, Deborah Yokoe, Erik R. Dubberke
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 44 / Issue 4 / April 2023
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2023, pp. 527-549
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SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendations

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update

ICHE Compendium 2022

Janet B. Glowicz, Emily Landon, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Allison E. Aiello, Karen deKay, Karen K. Hoffmann, Lisa Maragakis, Russell N. Olmsted, Philip M. Polgreen, Polly A. Trexler, Margaret A. VanAmringe, Amber R. Wood, Deborah Yokoe, Katherine D. Ellingson
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 44 / Issue 3 / March 2023
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2023, pp. 355-376
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The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute-care hospitals in prioritization and implementation of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals through Hand Hygiene, published in 2014. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA). It is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the American Hospital Association, and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise.

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

ICHE Compendium 2022

Michael Klompas, Richard Branson, Kelly Cawcutt, Matthew Crist, Eric C. Eichenwald, Linda R. Greene, Grace Lee, Lisa L. Maragakis, Krista Powell, Gregory P. Priebe, Kathleen Speck, Deborah S. Yokoe, Sean M. Berenholtz
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 43 / Issue 6 / June 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2022, pp. 687-713
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The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ventilator-associated events (VAE), and non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in adults, children, and neonates. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals published in 2014. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA), and is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise.

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

ICHE Compendium 2022

Niccolò Buetti, Jonas Marschall, Marci Drees, Mohamad G. Fakih, Lynn Hadaway, Lisa L. Maragakis, Elizabeth Monsees, Shannon Novosad, Naomi P. O’Grady, Mark E. Rupp, Joshua Wolf, Deborah Yokoe, Leonard A. Mermel
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 43 / Issue 5 / May 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 April 2022, pp. 553-569
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Compendium of Strategies to prevent HAIs 2022 Updates

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendations

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

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Compendium

Compendium of Strategies to prevent HAIs 2022 Updates

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendations

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update