Five simple interventions that have strong scientific evidence for effectiveness are combined and integrated into clinical practice as a 'bundle': use of optimal hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin antisepsis, maximal barrier precautions for catheter insertion, choice of optimal insertion site, and prompt catheter removal.
To optimize prevention, it is now accepted that the "bundle" concept should be implemented, including five simple interventions supported by strong scientific evidence for effectiveness: optimal hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin antisepsis, maximal barrier precautions for CVC insertion, use of optimal insertion sites, and prompt catheter removal [ 17].
"Kangaroo care", where babies are carried skin-to-skin on the mother's chest, is one simple intervention which is being promoted worldwide.
The focus of the current study was the design, development and testing of two simple ergonomic interventions to reduce exposure to these risk factors in small-scale commercial crab fishermen.
We measured the effects of two simple conservation interventions (raised cutting heights and delayed mowing) designed to increase the reproductive output of a multi-brooded passerine (skylark Alauda arvensis).
This study aimed to assess the impact of two simple and flexible interventions on reducing postpartum perceived stress among first-time mothers in Beirut-Lebanon: (1) a postpartum support film and (2) a 24-hour telephone hotline service.
Therefore, we have costed not only a replication of the full VTS breastfeeding intervention but also two alternative simpler interventions.
Two studies that tested simple interventions for improving the quality of sputum using a randomized trial design showed an increase in the quality of sputum and the yield of positive smears [ 6, 8].
A new initiative to save 100 million lives globally through simple interventions such as cutting down on salt and banning trans fats, as well as getting countries prepared for epidemics like Ebola, is being launched with $225m of philanthropic funding.
