Association of Evidence-Based Care Processes With Mortality in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014

Abstract

Mortality associated with S aureus bacteremia decreased significantly in VHA hospitals, and a substantial portion of the decreasing mortality may have been attributable to increased use of evidence-based care processes. The experience in VHA hospitals demonstrates that increasing application of these care processes may improve survival among patients with S aureus bacteremia in routine health care settings.