Figure 1.
Distribution of indicators of EVD-related infections and the interventions carried out at the Neurological ICU of the Hospital das Clínicas – University of São Paulo School of Medicine during the period from April 2007 to July 2010.
1: Preparation of the routine of EVD care; 2,3 and 5: Expository classes; 4: Reduction in permanence of the EVD catheter; *: Time series (12 months without infection).
Table 1.
Distribution of the variables observed after the introduction of a routine of care.
Table 2.
Observation of hand hygiene before and after handling of the EVD system and other handling of the patient during the intervention period.
Table 3.
Distribution of clinical and demographic data of 178 patients comparing the pre-intervention and intervention periods.