A novel experience in the use of control charts for the detection of nosocomial infection outbreaks

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare different control charts to monitor the nosocomial infection rate per 1,000 patient-days. METHODS: The control charts considered in this study were the traditional Shewhart chart and a variation of this, the Cumulative Sum and Exponentially Weighted Moving Avera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gomes, Isabel Cristina, Mingoti, Sueli Aparecida, Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Cláudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22012038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001000004

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22012038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001000004

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