The most common meaning of SIR is standardized infection ratio. Are you asking about some other meaning for SIR? I am not aware of any standardized method for benchmarking data on VAD associated DVT's. Lynn
Completely forgot about that SIR. But I did not find any official information from that organization on benchmark data when I did the literature search to revise the VAD associated thrombosis standard for the INS document just about a month ago. There are several recent studies published in radiology and other journals reporting on their rates of DVT, both clinically silent and those with overt signs and symptoms. There is no national database that would give us benchmarking data for DVT like there is with CLABSI rates through the CDC. Lynn
The most common meaning of SIR is standardized infection ratio. Are you asking about some other meaning for SIR? I am not aware of any standardized method for benchmarking data on VAD associated DVT's. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
Thank you Lynn!
No, you were correct in that I was referring to the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Appreciate your feedback!
Raquel M. Hoag, BSN, RN, PHN, VA-BC
Society for Interventional Radiology
Completely forgot about that SIR. But I did not find any official information from that organization on benchmark data when I did the literature search to revise the VAD associated thrombosis standard for the INS document just about a month ago. There are several recent studies published in radiology and other journals reporting on their rates of DVT, both clinically silent and those with overt signs and symptoms. There is no national database that would give us benchmarking data for DVT like there is with CLABSI rates through the CDC. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861