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2220-3141(online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Emergency Medicine |
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Minireviews |
| Article Title |
Minimizing hospital acquired intensive care unit infections: A focus on prevention
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Invited Manuscript |
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Marco Sanvitti, Laurynas Kanapeckas and Federico Bilotta |
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| Corresponding Author |
Federico Bilotta, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tor Vergata, Via Cracovia, 50, 00133 Roma RM, Rome 00133, Lazio, Italy. bilotta@tiscali.it |
| Key Words |
Hospital-acquired infection; Intensive care units; Infection control; Care bundles; Hand hygiene; Device-associated infection |
| Core Tip |
Hospital-acquired infections remain frequent in intensive care units (ICUs), contributing to excess mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and higher costs. Evidence shows that adherence to hand hygiene, staff vaccination, and device-care bundles can substantially reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia, bloodstream, and urinary tract infections. Systemic measures such as adequate nurse-to-patient ratios, single-patient rooms, and closed ICU models further improve outcomes. This review integrates staff-level, patient-level, and organizational strategies, highlighting that effective prevention requires not only technical measures but consistent implementation, monitoring, and adaptation across different healthcare settings to achieve sustainable reductions in infection rates. |
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2026-02-28 07:48 |
| Citation |
Sanvitti M, Kanapeckas L, Bilotta F. Minimizing hospital acquired intensive care unit infections: A focus on prevention. World J Crit Care Med 2026; 15(1): 113252
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| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v15/i1/113252.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.113252 |
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