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Ranji SR, Shetty K, Posley KA, et al. Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 6: Prevention of Healthcare–Associated Infections). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007 Jan. (Technical Reviews, No. 9.6.)
Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 6: Prevention of Healthcare–Associated Infections).
Show detailsTable 12Quality criteria for simple before-after studies addressing catheter-associated urinary tract infections
| Internal Validity | External Validity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Did the study report data on more than one time point before and after the intervention? | If the study reported infection rates, did it also report process measurements? | Was the intervention performed independent of other QI efforts or other changes? | Did the study use NNIS/CDC methods for measuring infections? | Did the study report infection rates in terms of device utilization? |
| Berg 199560 | o | • | ▴ | • | • |
| Danchaivijitr, 1992118 | o | N/A | ▴ | N/A | N/A |
| Greco 199161 | • | o | o | o | • |
| Huang 2004119 | o | • | • | • | • |
| Rosenthal 2004120 | o | • | • | • | • |
| Topal 2005122 | o | o | ▴ | • | • |
| Dumigan 1998121 | • | o | ▴ | • | • |
•: Yes
o: No
▴: Unclear
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