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List of works by Sean M Berenholtz

A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates

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A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

A multimodal infection control and patient safety intervention to reduce surgical site infections in Africa: a multicentre, before-after, cohort study

scientific article published on 5 March 2018

A novel approach to implementation of quality and safety programmes in anaesthesiology

scientific article published on December 2011

A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm

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A systematic approach for developing a ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention bundle

scientific article published on 10 February 2016

Achieving and Sustaining Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia–Free Time among Intensive Care Units (ICUs): Evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative

scientific article published on May 22, 2013

An evaluation of ventilator-associated pneumonia process measure sampling strategies in a surgical ICU.

scientific article published on 23 September 2013

An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

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Association between venous thromboembolism and perioperative allogeneic transfusion

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Association of allogeneic red-blood cell transfusion with surgeon case-volume

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Barriers to translating evidence into practice

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Building a business case for colorectal surgery quality improvement

scientific article published in November 2013

Building capacity for quality and safety in critical care: A roundtable discussion from the second international patient safety conference in April 9-11, 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

scientific article published on October 2013

CLABSI Conversations: Lessons From Peer-to-Peer Assessments to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

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Care for the caregiver: benefits of expressive writing for nurses in the United States

scholarly article by Janel D. Sexton et al published December 2009 in Progress in palliative care

Change in use of allogeneic red blood cell transfusions among surgical patients.

scientific article published on 02 June 2008

Characteristics of intensive care units in Michigan: not an open and closed case

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Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU.

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Creating a high-reliability health care system: improving performance on core processes of care at Johns Hopkins Medicine

scientific article published on February 2015

Creating high reliability in health care organizations

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Daily goals: not just another piece of paper*

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Decreasing Central-Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Connecticut Intensive Care Units

scientific article published on January 24, 2013

Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital

scientific article published in December 2013

Developing and pilot testing practical measures of preanalytic surgical specimen identification defects

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Developing and pilot testing quality indicators in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on September 1, 2003

Developing quality measures for sepsis care in the ICU.

scientific article published on September 2007

Do intensivists in ICU improve outcome?

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Effect of epsilon aminocaproic acid on red-cell transfusion requirements in major spinal surgery

scientific article published on September 2009

Electronic health record-based monitoring of primary care patients at risk of medication-related toxicity

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Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit

scientific article published in October 2004

Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative.

scientific article published on 26 November 2013

Epidemiology and impact of aspiration pneumonia in patients undergoing surgery in Maryland, 1999-2000.

scientific article published in July 2003

Evaluating the Accuracy of Sampling Strategies for Estimation of Compliance Rate for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Process Measures

scientific article published on 20 June 2016

Evidence‐based Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is Associated With a Six‐fold Decrease in Numbers of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolisms in Rehabilitation Inpatients

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Examining influences on speaking up among critical care healthcare providers in the United Arab Emirates

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU.

scientific article published in September 2017

Executive/Senior Leader Checklist to Improve Culture and Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Framework for patient safety research and improvement

scientific article published on January 2009

How safe is my intensive care unit? Methods for monitoring and measurement

scientific article published on December 2007

How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety

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Identifying Meaningful Outcome Measures for the Intensive Care Unit

scientific article published on July 25, 2013

Implementation of a Surgical Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program to Reduce Surgical Site Infections

scientific article published on May 24, 2012

Implementing a multifaceted intervention to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections in SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services Company) intensive care units: the Abu Dhabi experience

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Implementing and evaluating a multicomponent inpatient diabetes management program: putting research into practice

scientific article published on May 2012

Improving care for the ventilated patient

scientific article published in April 2004

Improving communication in the ICU using daily goals

scientific article published on 01 June 2003

Improving data quality control in quality improvement projects

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Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan

scientific article published in June 2008

Improving patient safety reporting systems

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Improving the quality of measurement and evaluation in quality improvement efforts

scientific article published on 29 January 2008

Improving the quality of quality improvement projects

scientific article published in October 2010

Incidents relating to the intra-hospital transfer of critically ill patients. An analysis of the reports submitted to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study in Intensive Care

scientific article published on 26 February 2004

Integrating CUSP and TRIP to Improve Patient Safety

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Interventions to reduce mortality among patients treated in intensive care units

scientific article published in September 2004

Introduction to "A Compendium of Strategies To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 updates"

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Is quality of care improving in the UK?

scientific article published on February 3, 2011

Learning from defects to enhance morbidity and mortality conferences

scientific article published on 3 March 2009

Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections

scientific article published in May 2014

Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections.

scientific article published on September 2014

Measurement of implementation components and contextual factors in a two-state healthcare quality initiative to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia

scientific article published on October 2014

Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

Medication reconciliation: a practical tool to reduce the risk of medication errors

scientific article published in December 2003

Monitoring patient safety

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Oral hygiene with chlorhexidine in critically ill patients—reply

scientific article published in February 2015

Organizational Culture Changes Result in Improvement in Patient-Centered Outcomes: Implementation of an Integrated Recovery Pathway for Surgical Patients

scientific article published on 08 June 2015

Peripherally inserted central catheters: a randomized, controlled, prospective trial in pediatric surgical patients

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Predictors of transfusion for spinal surgery in Maryland, 1997 to 2000.

scientific article published in February 2002

Preoperative predictors of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery

scientific article published in September 2002

Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections: a journey toward eliminating preventable harm

scientific article published on August 2011

Qualitative review of intensive care unit quality indicators

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RBC transfusion practices among critically ill patients: has evidence changed practice?

scientific article published in October 2013

Rapid response systems: a systematic review

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Reappraisal of routine oral care with chlorhexidine gluconate for patients receiving mechanical ventilation: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article (publication date: May 2014)

Red blood cell transfusion practices in two surgical intensive care units: a mixed methods assessment of barriers to evidence-based practice

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Reducing failed extubations in the intensive care unit

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Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team

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Reducing preventable harm: observations on minimizing bloodstream infections

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Residential segregation and access to surgical care by minority populations in US counties

scientific article published on 17 April 2009

Strategies to enhance adoption of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention interventions: a systematic literature review

scientific article published on 20 June 2014

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update

scientific article published in August 2014

Sustaining Reductions in Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Michigan Intensive Care Units: A 10-Year Analysis

scientific article published on 21 January 2015

Sustaining Reliability on Accountability Measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

scientific article published on January 2016

Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study

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Systematic review and analysis of postdischarge symptoms after outpatient surgery

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Team care: beyond open and closed intensive care units

scientific article published on December 2006

The Armstrong Institute: An Academic Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Research, Training, and Practice

scientific article published on 18 May 2015

The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs

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The power of involving house staff in quality improvement: an interdisciplinary house staff-driven vaccination initiative

scientific article published on 09 May 2014

Two-State Collaborative Study of a Multifaceted Intervention to Decrease Ventilator-Associated Events

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Use of Human Factors and Ergonomics to Disseminate Health Care Quality Improvement Programs

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Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections

scientific article published in August 2010

Using the Opportunity Estimator tool to improve engagement in a quality and safety intervention

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia: overdiagnosis and treatment are common in medical and surgical intensive care units

scientific article published on 3 February 2014

WHO Guidelines to prevent surgical site infections-Authors' reply

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

World Health Organization Responds to Concerns about Surgical Site Infection Prevention Recommendations

scientific article published in January 2018