Several interventions, including standardizing line insertion and maintenance processes and education, can help drive down central line-associated bloodstream infection rates, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.
Researchers retrospectively gathered data from Jan. 2001-June 2009. Interventions to reduce CLABSI rates included standardizing insertion and maintenance practices, mandatory education, line insertion simulation, auditing and staffing modifications. Researchers found after implementing these interventions, CLABSI rates fell from 6.1 percent to 0.3 percent for 1,000 line-days. Not a single case of CLABSI occurred for eight of the last 10 quarters of the time span.
Read the study about preventing CLABSI.
Read other coverage about infection prevention:
- Catholic Health Partners and IHI Collaborate on Year-Long Patient Safety Initiative
- Florida's All Children's Hospital Contacts Patients After Employee Dies From Infection
- VA Patient Outcomes Data Motivate Change at Hospitals
Researchers retrospectively gathered data from Jan. 2001-June 2009. Interventions to reduce CLABSI rates included standardizing insertion and maintenance practices, mandatory education, line insertion simulation, auditing and staffing modifications. Researchers found after implementing these interventions, CLABSI rates fell from 6.1 percent to 0.3 percent for 1,000 line-days. Not a single case of CLABSI occurred for eight of the last 10 quarters of the time span.
Read the study about preventing CLABSI.
Read other coverage about infection prevention:
- Catholic Health Partners and IHI Collaborate on Year-Long Patient Safety Initiative
- Florida's All Children's Hospital Contacts Patients After Employee Dies From Infection
- VA Patient Outcomes Data Motivate Change at Hospitals
