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Naomi P. O'Grady
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 70
Citations - 15245
Naomi P. O'Grady is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Central venous catheter & Health care. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 66 publications receiving 13721 citations. Previous affiliations of Naomi P. O'Grady include Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
Naomi P. O'Grady,Mary Alexander,Lillian A. Burns,E. Patchen Dellinger,Jeffrey Garland,Stephen O. Heard,Pamela A. Lipsett,Henry Masur,Leonard A. Mermel,Michele L. Pearson,Issam I Raad,Adrienne G. Randolph,Mark E. Rupp,Sanjay Saint +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed guidelines for healthcare personnel who insert intravascular catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings.
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Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society
Andre C. Kalil,Mark L. Metersky,Michael Klompas,John Muscedere,Daniel A. Sweeney,Lucy B. Palmer,Lena M. Napolitano,Naomi P. O'Grady,John G. Bartlett,Jordi Carratalà,Ali A. El Solh,Santiago Ewig,Paul D. Fey,Thomas M. File,Marcos I. Restrepo,Jason A. Roberts,Jason A. Roberts,Grant W. Waterer,Peggy E. Cruse,Shandra L Knight,Jan Brozek +20 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for patients at risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and any clinicians and healthcare providers caring for hospitalized patients with nosocomial pneumonia.
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Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections
Leonard A. Mermel,Barry M. Farr,Robert J. Sherertz,Issam I Raad,Naomi P. O'Grady,Jo Ann S. Harris,Donald E. Craven +6 more
TL;DR: These guidelines address the issues related to the management of catheter-related bacteremia and associated complications and provide evidence-based recommendations for assessment of the quality and strength of the data.
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Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.
Naomi P. O'Grady,Mary Alexander,E. Patchen Dellinger,Julie L. Gerberding,Stephen O. Heard,Dennis G. Maki,Henry Masur,Rita D. McCormick,Leonard A. Mermel,Michele L. Pearson,Issam I Raad,Adrienne G. Randolph,Robert A. Weinstein,Jane D. Siegel,Raymond Chinn,Alfred DeMaria,Elaine Larson,James T. Lee,Ramon E. Moncada,William A. Rutala,William E. Scheckler,Beth H. Stover,Marjorie A. Underwood +22 more
TL;DR: The recommended preventive strategies with the strongest supportive evidence are education and training of healthcare providers who insert and maintain catheters, and maximal sterile barrier precautions during central venous catheter insertion, which can reduce the risk for serious catheter-related infection.
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Naomi P. O'Grady,Mary Alexander,E. Patchen Dellinger,Julie Louise Gerberding,Stephen O. Heard,Dennis G. Maki,Henry Masur,Rita D. McCormick,Leonard A. Mermel,Michele L. Pearson,Issam I Raad,Adrienne G. Randolph,Robert A. Weinstein +12 more
TL;DR: Examples of evidence-based interventions that can reduce the risk for serious catheter-related infection are education and training, maximal sterile barrier precautions, and 2% chlorhexidine preparation for skin antisepsis.