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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on a national project preventing healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2023

Paula Tuma ,
José M. Vieira Júnior Open the ORCID record for José M. Vieira Júnior [Opens in a new window] ,
Elenara Ribas ,
Karen C. C. D. Silva ,
Andrea K. F. Gushken ,
Ethel M. S. Torelly ,
Rafaela M. de Moura ,
Bruno M. Tavares Open the ORCID record for Bruno M. Tavares [Opens in a new window] ,
Cristiana M. Prandini  and
Paulo Borem Open the ORCID record for Paulo Borem [Opens in a new window]
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Paula Tuma
Affiliation:
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
José M. Vieira Júnior
Affiliation:
Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Elenara Ribas
Affiliation:
Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Karen C. C. D. Silva
Affiliation:
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Andrea K. F. Gushken
Affiliation:
Hcor - Hospital do Coracao, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ethel M. S. Torelly
Affiliation:
Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Rafaela M. de Moura
Affiliation:
Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Bruno M. Tavares
Affiliation:
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Cristiana M. Prandini
Affiliation:
Hcor - Hospital do Coracao, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Borem
Affiliation:
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Pedro Delgado
Affiliation:
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Luciana Y. Ue
Affiliation:
Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Claudia G. de Barros
Affiliation:
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Sebastian Vernal*
Affiliation:
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Hcor - Hospital do Coracao, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Sebastian Vernal; Email: vernal.carranza@gmail.com
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Abstract

Beginning in 2018, a quality improvement collaborative initiative in Brazil successfully reduced the baseline incidence density of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care settings after 2 years. We describe the adaptations of the quality improvement interventions as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and how the pandemic affected the project outcomes.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 12 , December 2023 , pp. 2071 - 2073
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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Authors of equal contribution.

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The Saúde em Nossas Mãos Collaborative Study Group – Study group team members are listed in the supplementary files.

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