National Trends in Healthcare-Associated Infections for Five Common Cardiovascular Conditions

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are generally preventable causes of increased cost, morbidity, and mortality. Further, HAI carry penalties in the era of hospital value-based care. However, very little is known about the incidence and outcomes of HAI among patients hospitalized with common cardiovascular conditions. Using a national database, we identified adults aged ≥18 years hospitalized with 5 common cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), cardiogenic shock, and atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF).

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: P. Elliott Miller, Avirup Guha, Rohan Khera, Fouad Chouairi, Tariq Ahmad, Khurram Nasir, Daniel Addison, Nihar R. Desai Source Type: research