1759 Reduction in Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections by Introducing a Quality Improvement Pathway 'Clean Line'

Reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections by implementation of a postinsertion care bundle.

BACKGROUND Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) cause substantial morbidity and incur excess costs. The use of a central line insertion bundle has been shown to reduce the incidence of CLABSI. Postinsertion care has been included in some studies of CLABSI, but this has not been studied independently of other interventions. METHODS Surveillance for CLABSI was conducted by t...

Diagnosing and reporting of central line-associated bloodstream infections.

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is often controversial, and existing guidelines differ in important ways. OBJECTIVE To determine both the range of practices involved in obtaining blood culture samples and how central line-associated infections are diagnosed and to obtain members' opinions regarding the process of designating bloodstream inf...

Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention eff...

Impact of bundle for central line associated bloodstream infections prevention

Introduction / objectives Bundles have been developed to facilitate the application of infection control guidelines. Because in our institution the rates of central line associated bloodstream infections (CL-BSI) were above the international standards it was decided to implement a specific bundle through a multimodal approach. The aim of this study was to describe the strategy of bundle impleme...

Incidence and Risk Factors for Central-line Associated Bloodstream Infections