Study: Hand Hygiene, Other Interventions Cut PICU Infections

An intervention including a hand hygiene program significantly reduced infection rates in a pediatric intensive care unit, according to a study in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

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Researchers evaluated the effect of a quality improvement intervention on infection rates in a 14-bed medical and surgical PICU in a university hospital for children.

Click here to read the full story on the quality improvement intervention in Becker’s Hospital Review.

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