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Rapid cycle development of a multifactorial intervention achieved sustained reductions in central line-associated bloodstream infections in haematology oncology units at a children’s hospital: a time series analysis

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  • Christopher E Dandoy Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jackie Hausfeld Department of Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura Flesch Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Deanna Hawkins Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kathy Demmel James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Deanna Best Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Erin Osterkamp Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tracey Bracke James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rajaram Nagarajan Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sonata Jodele Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Julie Holt Department of Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mary Jo Giaccone James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Stella M Davies Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Uma Kotagal James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jeffrey Simmons James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Christopher E Dandoy, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 11027, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA; christopher.dandoy{at}cchmc.org
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Dandoy CE, Hausfeld J, Flesch L, et al
Rapid cycle development of a multifactorial intervention achieved sustained reductions in central line-associated bloodstream infections in haematology oncology units at a children’s hospital: a time series analysis
BMJ Quality & Safety 2016;25:633-643.

Publication history

  • Received May 31, 2015
  • Revised October 13, 2015
  • Accepted October 24, 2015
  • First published November 25, 2015.
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September 06, 2016

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