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Hospitalists as Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.

Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Saint S, Parekh VI.

J Patient Saf. 2009 Mar;5(1):3-8.PMID: 19920432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Translating health care-associated urinary tract infection prevention research into practice via the bladder bundle.

Saint S, Olmsted RN, Fakih MG, Kowalski CP, Watson SR, Sales AE, Krein SL.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Sep;35(9):449-55.PMID: 19769204 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

A new approach to resident morning report: introducing "VAVUM"

Huffman MD, Kaufman SR, Saint S.

Intern Emerg Med. 2009 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19756952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. A change of heart.

Tsai TT, Nallamothu BK, Prasad A, Saint S, Bates ER.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 3;361(10):1010-6. No abstract available. PMID: 19726776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort study.

Rogers MA, Blumberg N, Saint S, Langa KM, Nallamothu BK.

BMC Med. 2009 Jul 31;7:37.PMID: 19646221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the Medicare rule changes.

Saint S, Meddings JA, Calfee D, Kowalski CP, Krein SL.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 16;150(12):877-84.PMID: 19528567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Kiss of death.

Graham BB, Kaul DR, Saint S, Janssen WJ.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jun 11;360(24):2564-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19516037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The tip of the iceberg.

Lieu C, Janssen WJ, Saint S, Dhaliwal G.

J Hosp Med. 2009 May;4(5):317-20. No abstract available. PMID: 19504498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care-acquired infection prevention efforts.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 May;35(5):239-46.PMID: 19480375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. A red flag.

Fazel R, Dhaliwal G, Saint S, Nallamothu BK.

N Engl J Med. 2009 May 7;360(19):2005-10. No abstract available. PMID: 19420370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Needle in a haystack.

Kapoor R, Moseley RH, Kapoor JR, Crapo LM, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Feb 5;360(6):616-21. No abstract available. PMID: 19196679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of trauma care resources in health centers and referral hospitals in Cambodia.

Nakahara S, Saint S, Sann S, Phy R, Ichikawa M, Kimura A, Eng L, Yoshida K.

World J Surg. 2009 Apr;33(4):874-85.PMID: 19159970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Marked variability in adherence to hand hygiene: a 5-unit observational study in Tuscany.

Saint S, Bartoloni A, Virgili G, Mannelli F, Fumagalli S, di Martino P, Conti AA, Kaufman SR, Gensini GF, Conti A.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 May;37(4):306-10. Epub 2009 Jan 9.PMID: 19135761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Importance of urinary tract infection to antibiotic use among hospitalized patients.

Gandhi T, Flanders SA, Markovitz E, Saint S, Kaul DR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Feb;30(2):193-5.PMID: 19125678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Keeping an open mind.

Safdar N, Abad CL, Narayan S, Kaul DR, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 1;360(1):72-6. No abstract available. PMID: 19118307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study.

Rogers MA, Fries BE, Kaufman SR, Mody L, McMahon LF Jr, Saint S.

BMC Geriatr. 2008 Nov 25;8:31.PMID: 19032784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical problem-solving. Fool's Gold.

Leeper NJ, Dhaliwal G, Saint S, Witteles RM.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov 6;359(19):2035-41. No abstract available. PMID: 18987372 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adoption of alcohol-based handrub by United States hospitals: a national survey.

Mody L, Saint S, Kaufman SR, Kowalski C, Krein SL.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Dec;29(12):1177-80.PMID: 18986300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals.

Dubberke ER, Gerding DN, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Fraser V, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S81-92. No abstract available. PMID: 18840091 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals.

Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S62-80. No abstract available. PMID: 18840090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals.

Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S51-61. No abstract available. PMID: 18840089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals.

Lo E, Nicolle L, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S41-50. No abstract available. PMID: 18840088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

Coffin SE, Klompas M, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S31-40. No abstract available. PMID: 18840087 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals.

Marschall J, Mermel LA, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S22-30. No abstract available. Erratum in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Aug;30(8):815. PMID: 18840085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals.

Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, Arias KM, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Classen D.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S12-21.PMID: 18840084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Variations on a theme.

Goldberger ZD, Weinberger SE, Nicosia RF, Saint S, Young BA.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 2;359(14):1502-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18832249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of antibiotic-resistant infection in long-term residents of skilled nursing facilities.

Rogers MA, Mody L, Chenoweth C, Kaufman SR, Saint S.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;36(7):472-5.PMID: 18786449 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States: a multicenter mixed-methods study.

Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Damschroder L, Forman J, Kaufman SR, Saint S.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):933-40.PMID: 18715152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The University of Michigan Specialist-Hospitalist Allied Research Program: jumpstarting hospital medicine research.

Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Nallamothu BK, Saint S.

J Hosp Med. 2008 Jul;3(4):308-13.PMID: 18698604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Beware of first impressions.

Falade OO, Antonarakis ES, Kaul DR, Saint S, Murphy PA.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 7;359(6):628-34. No abstract available. PMID: 18687644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Where should hospitalists sit within the academic medical center?

Flanders SA, Saint S, McMahon LF, Howell JD.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Aug;23(8):1269-72. Epub 2008 Jul 1.PMID: 18592320 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Work hour rules and contributors to patient care mistakes: a focus group study with internal medicine residents.

Fletcher KE, Parekh V, Halasyamani L, Kaufman SR, Schapira M, Ertl K, Saint S.

J Hosp Med. 2008 May;3(3):228-37.PMID: 18570333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in US hospitals.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Forman J, Damschroder L, Hofer TP, Kaufman SR, Creswell JW, Krein SL.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):333-41.PMID: 18462146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of urinary collection devices in skilled nursing facilities in five states.

Rogers MA, Mody L, Kaufman SR, Fries BE, McMahon LF Jr, Saint S.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 May;56(5):854-61.PMID: 18454750 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. An unintended consequence--a 79-year-old man with a 5-month history of fatigue and 20-lb (9-kg) weight loss presented to his local physician.

Safdar N, Abad CL, Kaul DR, Jarrard D, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 3;358(14):1496-501. No abstract available. PMID: 18385502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How do hospitalized patients feel about resident work hours, fatigue, and discontinuity of care?

Fletcher KE, Wiest FC, Halasyamani L, Lin J, Nelson V, Kaufman SR, Saint S, Schapira M.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):623-8. Epub 2008 Feb 9.PMID: 18264835 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical problem-solving. What's the connection? - A 26-year-old white man presented to our referral hospital with a 1-month history of persistent cough productive of white sputum, which was occasionally tinged with blood.

Sareli AE, Janssen WJ, Sterman D, Saint S, Pyeritz RE.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 7;358(6):626-32. No abstract available. PMID: 18256398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Kaufman SR, Hofer TP, Kauffman CA, Olmsted RN, Forman J, Banaszak-Holl J, Damschroder L, Krein SL.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;46(2):243-50.PMID: 18171256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing practice and work environment issues in the 21st century: a leadership challenge.

Manojlovich M, Barnsteiner J, Bolton LB, Disch J, Saint S.

Nurs Res. 2008 Jan-Feb;57(1 Suppl):S11-4.PMID: 18091296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Performance of an interferon-gamma release assay for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in children.

Okada K, Mao TE, Mori T, Miura T, Sugiyama T, Yoshiyama T, Mitarai S, Onozaki I, Harada N, Saint S, Kong KS, Chhour YM.

Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Sep;136(9):1179-87. Epub 2007 Nov 8.PMID: 17988427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Nothing to cough at--a 73-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of nonproductive cough that worsened at night.

Cornia PB, Lipsky BA, Saint S, Gonzales R.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 4;357(14):1432-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17914045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. A growing problem--a 36-year-old pregnant woman at 21 weeks of gestation presented with a 4-week history of a dry, nonproductive cough.

Yeh WW, Saint S, Weinberger SE.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 2;357(5):489-94. No abstract available. PMID: 17671258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. A sinister development--a 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive swelling and pain in her left leg, without antecedent trauma.

Fazel R, Froehlich JB, Williams DM, Saint S, Nallamothu BK.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 5;357(1):53-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17611208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review of clinical trials of skin antiseptic agents used to reduce blood culture contamination.

Malani A, Trimble K, Parekh V, Chenoweth C, Kaufman S, Saint S.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;28(7):892-5. Epub 2007 May 31. Review.PMID: 17564999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem solving. A hand-carried diagnosis.

Greenstone CL, Saint S, Moseley RH.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Jun 7;356(23):2407-11. No abstract available. PMID: 17554123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Are we there yet?".

Williams LH, Raugi GJ, Dhaliwal G, Saint S, Lipsky BA.

J Hosp Med. 2007 May;2(3):181-8. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17551950 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention practices by US hospitals.

Krein SL, Hofer TP, Kowalski CP, Olmsted RN, Kauffman CA, Forman JH, Banaszak-Holl J, Saint S.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Jun;82(6):672-8.PMID: 17550746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In response to Silvestri.

Flanders SA, Saint S, Collard HR.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 May;35(4):284-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17483002 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. The Drenched Doctor - a 55-year-old male physician was seen in August because of a 1-week history of fever and night sweats.

Kaul DR, Orringer MB, Saint S, Jones SR.

N Engl J Med. 2007 May 3;356(18):1871-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17476014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Building a diagnosis from the ground up--a 49-year-old man came to the clinic with a 1-week history of suprapubic pain and fever.

Watts B, Argekar P, Saint S, Kauffman CA.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 5;356(14):1456-62. No abstract available. PMID: 17409328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles