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Sarah L. Krein

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan
Verified email at umich.edu
Cited by 15609

Reducing unnecessary urinary catheter use and other strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection: an integrative review

J Meddings, MAM Rogers, SL Krein… - BMJ quality & …, 2014 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are costly, common and
often preventable by reducing unnecessary urinary catheter (UC) use. Methods To …

Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising the evidence

V Chopra, S Anand, SL Krein, C Chenoweth… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The widespread use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has transformed the
care of medical and surgical patients. Whereas intravenous antibiotics, parenteral nutrition …

Determining the noninfectious complications of indwelling urethral catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Hollingsworth, MAM Rogers, SL Krein… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Background: Although the epidemiology of catheter-associated urinary tract infection is well-
described, little is known about noninfectious complications resulting from urethral catheter …

The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC): results from a multispecialty panel using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

V Chopra, SA Flanders, S Saint, SC Woller… - Annals of internal …, 2015 - acpjournals.org
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has grown substantially in recent
years. Increasing use has led to the realization that PICCs are associated with important …

Beyond comorbidity counts: how do comorbidity type and severity influence diabetes patients' treatment priorities and self-management?

EA Kerr, M Heisler, SL Krein, M Kabeto… - Journal of general …, 2007 - Springer
BACKGROUND The majority of older adults have 2 or more chronic conditions and among
patients with diabetes, 40% have at least three. OBJECTIVE We sought to understand how …

Qualitative research methods: key features and insights gained from use in infection prevention research

J Forman, JW Creswell, L Damschroder… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Infection control professionals and hospital epidemiologists are accustomed to using
quantitative research. Although quantitative studies are extremely important in the field of …

Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study

S Saint, CP Kowalski, SR Kaufman… - Clinical Infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Although urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired
infection in the United States, to our knowledge, no national data exist describing what …

[HTML][HTML] A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute care

S Saint, MT Greene, SL Krein… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common device-associated
infection in hospitals. Both technical factors—appropriate catheter use, aseptic insertion, and …

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the Medicare rule changes

S Saint, JA Meddings, D Calfee… - Annals of internal …, 2009 - acpjournals.org
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, a common and potentially preventable
complication of hospitalization, is 1 of the hospital-acquired complications chosen by the …

Diabetes care quality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System and commercial managed care: the TRIAD study

EA Kerr, RB Gerzoff, SL Krein, JV Selby… - Annals of internal …, 2004 - acpjournals.org
Background: No studies have compared care in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with
that delivered in commercial managed care organizations, nor have studies focused in …