Even at an early point when sepsis alerts were called de novo on the floors, the team seemed well coordinated. One nurse will arrive carrying fluids, and another is at the bedside already obtaining STAT labs and putting in a peripheral IV. Arriving to cases on this floor, it is almost as if there is a movie director behind the scenes coordinating all the roles of the nurses, but what makes this more amazing is that in fact, the roles almost seem to be predetermined and are understood by everyone, where each nurse seems to have each other's back. For every case of CLABSI and CAUTI that is prevented, this also prevents the chances for hospital-acquired sepsis due to these conditions.īeing an advocate for sepsis, I have also personally witnessed the collaborative teamwork that goes into sepsis alerts called on T1. In 2016, the CAUTI rate was 3.2, with 1 hospital-acquired case over 314 device days, compared with 241 device days and zero CAUTIs in January-September 2017. When there are fewer device days, this lessens the chances of acquiring multi-drug resistant pathogens and makes our patients safer. In 2016, the CLABSI rate was 14.0 with 3 hospital-acquired cases over 214 patient days, and this year (January-September 2017), the number of line days has decreased to 54, with zero CLABSIs.
With CDiff in 2016, the T1 rate was 15.5 with 5 hospital-acquired cases over 3,230 patient days, compared to a T1 rate of 0.3 with 1 hospital-acquired case and 3,435 patient days in the period of January through September 2017. Recently, I reviewed data on Clostridium difficile infections (CDiff), central line bloodstream associated infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). As an attending physician covering infectious diseases at Cherry Hill, I have come to know and admire the camaraderie, cohesiveness, and collaboration amongst the nursing staff of T1 as they have continually impressed me with their advanced knowledge, teamwork, and high performance in infection control outcomes.Īs the Infection Control Officer for Jefferson Health New Jersey, I know that it is critical to maintain constant vigilance to prevent nosocomial infection in our patients, a feat which was accomplished by T1, as evidenced by their low rate of infections.
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