E. Chorianopoulou, C. Barbaresou, E. Chorafa, E. Iosifidis, I. Kopsidas, E. Kourkouni, M. Machaira, I. Papadatos, C. Tsirogianni, G. Tsopela, T. Zaoutis E
37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2019)
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6-11 May, 2019
BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality and excess costs. Ventilator-associated events (VAEs) are HAIs associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and hospital death. The broad objective of this study was to develop a VAE collaborative in pediatric intensive care units and to present the results.
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G.C.Tsopela , E. Kourkouni , D. Charalampopoulos , V. Galiaki , T. Gouvias , A. Kapetanaki , I. Kapetanakis , M. Lithoxopoulou , A. Lourida , E. Mpouza , K. Raptis , T. Siahanidou , A. Skarlatou , E. Stratiki , A. Syrogianni , G. Syrogiannopoulos , M. Theodoraki , C. Thomou , P. Triantafyllidou , C. Triantafyllou, I. Tsakos , A. Tsintoni , T. Zaoutis
37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2019)
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6-11 May, 2019
BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur frequently in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), causing significant morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene (HH) is an important measure to prevent HAIs and avoid pathogen transmission. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a care bundle on HH compliance rates in NICUs in Greece.
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Molocha N.M., Kourlaba G., Kourkouni E., Kopsidas I., Zaoutis T.
37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2019)
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6-11 May, 2019
RESEARCH QUESTION: Antibiotic resistance is a major problem for public health, which has accelerated by the overuse of antibiotics worldwide. A national electronic prescribing system(NEPS) was implemented in 2012 as a tool to control excessive antibiotic prescriptions in Greece. The objective of this study was to determine whether the NEPS has led to a reduction in antibiotic prescriptions.
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Triantafyllou Ch., Kouni S., Chorianopoulou E., Kourlaba G., Gouvias Th., Grivea I., Iosifidis E., Kapetanaki A., Karavana G., Karakopoulou M., Koropouli M., Lithoxopoulou M., Triantafyllidou P., Tsintoni A., Zaoutis ET.
4th PNAE Congress on Paediatric Nursing
Athens, Greece, 1 & 2 June, 2018
Introduction: High CLABSI rates are noticed in Greek NICUs, thus there is a great need for intervention. The aim of this study is to describe the rates of compliance with evidencebased practices for insertion and maintenance of central lines (CL) using checklists in 10 NICUs in Greece.
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I. Kopsidas, E. Bouza, T. Gouvias, A. Kaffe, K. Karachristou, E. Kourkouni, G. Mavrogeorgos, E. Roilides, T. Siahanidou, V. Soubasi, N. Spyridis, E. Stratiki, M. Theodoraki, P. Triantafyllidou, A. Tsintoni, G. Tsopela, M. Tzaki, T. Zaoutis
36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2018)
Malmö, Sweeden, May 28- June 2, 2018
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Antimicrobial stewardship is considered a core action in reducing antimicrobial resistance and is being advocated by all major health organizations globally. We sought to describe prescribing patterns in neonates treated for possible EOS and LOS and negative cultures.
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