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View article: Supplemental findings of the 2021 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Supplemental findings of the 2021 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
Background The Department of Health and Human Services' National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been conducted biennially since 1997. Data are used to estimate national blood collection and use. Supplemental data from …
View article: Epidemiology of Sepsis in US Children and Young Adults
Epidemiology of Sepsis in US Children and Young Adults Open
Background Most multicenter studies of US pediatric sepsis epidemiology use administrative data or focus on pediatric intensive care units. We conducted a detailed medical record review to describe sepsis epidemiology in children and young…
View article: Continued stabilization of blood collections and transfusions in the United States: Findings from the 2021 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Continued stabilization of blood collections and transfusions in the United States: Findings from the 2021 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
Background National Blood Collection and Utilization Surveys (NBCUS) have reported decreases in U.S. blood collections and transfusions since 2008. The declines began to stabilize in 2015–2017, with a subsequent increase in transfusions in…
View article: Impact of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic on blood donation and transfusions in the United States in 2020
Impact of the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic on blood donation and transfusions in the United States in 2020 Open
Introduction Reports have suggested the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in blood donation shortages and adverse impacts on the blood supply. Using data from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), we quantified the pandemi…
View article: The Association Between State-Issued Mask Mandates and County COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates
The Association Between State-Issued Mask Mandates and County COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Open
Context: Mask mandates are one form of nonpharmaceutical intervention that has been utilized to combat the spread of SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Objective: This study examines the association between state-issued mask mandat…
View article: ICE volume 43 issue 1 Cover and Front matter
ICE volume 43 issue 1 Cover and Front matter Open
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View article: Supplemental findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Supplemental findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
Introduction Supplemental data from the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) are presented and include findings on donor characteristics, autologous and directed donations and transfusions, platelets (PLTs), plasma…
View article: Hospital capacities and shortages of healthcare resources among US hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), March 27–July 14, 2020
Hospital capacities and shortages of healthcare resources among US hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), March 27–July 14, 2020 Open
During March 27–July 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network extended its surveillance to hospital capacities responding to COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed wide variations across hos…
View article: Has the trend of declining blood transfusions in the United States ended? Findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Has the trend of declining blood transfusions in the United States ended? Findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
Introduction Previous iterations of National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) have demonstrated declines in blood collection and transfusion in the United States since 2008, including declines of 3.0% and 6.1% in red blood c…
View article: Impact of the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on blood utilization in the United States: A time‐series analysis of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module
Impact of the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on blood utilization in the United States: A time‐series analysis of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module Open
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has disrupted healthcare services worldwide. However, little has been reported regarding the impact on blood utilization. We quantified the impact of COVID‐19 on blood utilizati…
View article: A Comparison of Transfusion-Related Adverse Reactions Among Apheresis Platelets, Whole Blood-Derived Platelets, and Platelets Subjected to Pathogen Reduction Technology as Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module
A Comparison of Transfusion-Related Adverse Reactions Among Apheresis Platelets, Whole Blood-Derived Platelets, and Platelets Subjected to Pathogen Reduction Technology as Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module Open
View article: Rates and causative pathogens of surgical site infections attributed to liver transplant procedures and other hepatic, biliary, or pancreatic procedures, 2015‐2018
Rates and causative pathogens of surgical site infections attributed to liver transplant procedures and other hepatic, biliary, or pancreatic procedures, 2015‐2018 Open
Liver transplant recipients are at high risk for surgical site infections (SSIs). Limited data are available on SSI epidemiology following liver transplant procedures (LTPs). We analyzed data on SSIs from 2015 to 2018 reported to CDC's Nat…
View article: Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020 Open
Objective: The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) throughout key regions of the United States in early 2020 placed a premium on timely, national surveillance of hospital patient censuses. To meet that…
View article: Assessment of Health Care Exposures and Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock
Assessment of Health Care Exposures and Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock Open
Importance Current information on the characteristics of patients who develop sepsis may help in identifying opportunities to improve outcomes. Most recent studies of sepsis epidemiology have focused on changes in incidence or have used ad…
View article: Supplemental findings of the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Supplemental findings of the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
INTRODUCTION This report provides supplemental results from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey on characteristics of the donor population, autologous and directed donations and transfusions, platelets, plasma and gra…
View article: Transfusion‐associated adverse events and implementation of blood safety measures ‐ findings from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey
Transfusion‐associated adverse events and implementation of blood safety measures ‐ findings from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Open
BACKGROUND Serious transfusion‐associated adverse events are rare in the United States. To enhance blood safety, various measures have been developed. With use of data from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS),…
View article: Slowing decline in blood collection and transfusion in the United States – 2017
Slowing decline in blood collection and transfusion in the United States – 2017 Open
INTRODUCTION The National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has demonstrated declines in blood collection and transfusion in the United States since 2008, including declines of 11.6% in red blood cell (RBC) collections and 13…
View article: Circumstances Involved in Unsupervised Solid Dose Medication Exposures among Young Children
Circumstances Involved in Unsupervised Solid Dose Medication Exposures among Young Children Open
View article: Impact of US Public Health Service increased risk deceased donor designation on organ utilization
Impact of US Public Health Service increased risk deceased donor designation on organ utilization Open
Under US Public Health Service guidelines, organ donors with risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) are categorized as increased risk donors (IRD). Previous studies have sug…
View article: Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module Open
View article: 1762. The Adjusted Ranking Metric (ARM) and Its Use in Composite Measures for HAI Prevention in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
1762. The Adjusted Ranking Metric (ARM) and Its Use in Composite Measures for HAI Prevention in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Open
Background The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), developed and used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), provides benchmark measures, such as standard…
View article: US Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events From Antibiotics in Children, 2011–2015
US Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events From Antibiotics in Children, 2011–2015 Open
Background Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications for children; however, at least one-third of pediatric antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. National data on short-term antibiotic-related harms could inform ef…
View article: National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Events Among Adults—United States, 2011–2015
National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Events Among Adults—United States, 2011–2015 Open
View article: The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Analysis (New Version 2.3) and a Review of 2017 Global Precipitation
The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Analysis (New Version 2.3) and a Review of 2017 Global Precipitation Open
The new Version 2.3 of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly analysis is described in terms of changes made to improve the homogeneity of the product, especially after 2002. These changes include corrections to cross-…
View article: Primary Care Provider Perceptions and Practices Regarding Dosing Units for Oral Liquid Medications
Primary Care Provider Perceptions and Practices Regarding Dosing Units for Oral Liquid Medications Open
View article: Continued decline in blood collection and transfusion in the <scp>U</scp>nited <scp>S</scp>tates–2015
Continued decline in blood collection and transfusion in the <span>U</span>nited <span>S</span>tates–2015 Open
BACKGROUND In 2011 and 2013, the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) revealed declines in blood collection and transfusion in the United States. The objective of this study was to describe blood services in 2015. STUDY…
View article: Cost projections for implementation of safety interventions to prevent transfusion‐transmitted Zika virus infection in the United States
Cost projections for implementation of safety interventions to prevent transfusion‐transmitted Zika virus infection in the United States Open
BACKGROUND In August 2016, the Food and Drug Administration advised US blood centers to screen all whole blood and apheresis donations for Zika virus (ZIKV) with an individual‐donor nucleic acid test (ID‐NAT) or to use approved pathogen re…
View article: Supplemental findings from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Surveys, 2013 and 2015
Supplemental findings from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Surveys, 2013 and 2015 Open
View article: Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Practices at Acute Care Hospitals Enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2011–2015
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Practices at Acute Care Hospitals Enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2011–2015 Open
We assessed availability of antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) at nearly 4000 acute care hospitals enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network. In 2015, 95% offered any AFST, 28% offered AFST at their own laboratory or at an a…
View article: <i>Notes from the Field:</i>Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Buprenorphine/Naloxone Ingestion — United States, 2008–2015
<i>Notes from the Field:</i>Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Buprenorphine/Naloxone Ingestion — United States, 2008–2015 Open
Expanding access to office-based medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone for opioid dependence is a key part of the national strategy to address the opioid abuse epidemic (1). However, as buprenorphine/naloxone prescribin…