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The effect of contact precautions on frequency of hospital adverse events. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The effect of contact precautions on frequency of hospital adverse events. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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  • Published November 2015

The effect of contact precautions on frequency of hospital adverse events.

    Contact precautions are essential to preventing the spread of health care–associated infections. Health care workers visit patients on contact precautions less often, and this hasraised concerns about reduced vigilance increasing the risk of adverse events. This case-control study found that patients on contact precautions were actually less likely to experience noninfectious adverse events, allaying concerns about unintended consequences.
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