Published on in Vol 9, No 1 (2020): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/14701, first published .
Understanding and Addressing Variation in Health Care–Associated Infections After Durable Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Understanding and Addressing Variation in Health Care–Associated Infections After Durable Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Understanding and Addressing Variation in Health Care–Associated Infections After Durable Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

P Paul Chandanabhumma   1 , MPH, PhD ;   Michael D Fetters   1 , MA, MPH, MD ;   Francis D Pagani   2 , MD, PhD ;   Preeti N Malani   3 , MSJ, MD ;   John M Hollingsworth   4 , MSc, MD ;   Russell J Funk   5 , PhD ;   Keith D Aaronson   6 , MS, MD ;   Min Zhang   7 , PhD ;   Robert L Kormos   8 , MD ;   Carol E Chenoweth   3 , MSc, MD ;   Supriya Shore   6 , MSc, MBBS ;   Tessa M F Watt   2 , MSc, MD ;   Lourdes Cabrera   2 , BSc, CCRC ;   Donald S Likosky   2 , PhD

1 Mixed Methods Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

2 Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

3 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

4 Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

5 Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

6 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

7 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

8 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Donald S Likosky, PhD
  • Department of Cardiac Surgery
  • University of Michigan
  • 1500 E Medical Center Dr 5346 CVC
  • Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 7342324216
  • Email: likosky@umich.edu