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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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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

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

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.

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.