Data released from the Tennessee Department of Health shows state hospitals have decreased the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections.
The report relies on data reported by Tennessee hospitals from Jan. 1, 2008-Dec. 31, 2010. Before this reporting period began, hospitals had a CLABSI ratio statistically significantly greater than the national average. However, by 2012, the state was 22 percent lower than the national baseline data for rates of CLABSIs.
In addition, CLABSIs decreased in all intensive care unit types, including both adult/pediatric and neonatal ICUs, since Jan. 2008. The report also includes data on surgical site infections for calendar year 2009. Key points from the report include the following:
• CLABSI rates in 2010 were highest in burn ICUs (10.5 infections per 1,000 central line-days), followed by trauma (3.6 infections per 1,000 central line-days), pediatric surgical cardiothoracic (3.3 infections per 1,000 central line-days) and major teaching medical (3.1 infections per 1,000 central line-days).
• CLABSI rates in 2010 varied across the three grand divisions of Tennessee. For instance, CLABSI rates were significantly lower than national 2006-2008 rates in West Tennessee among medical cardiac ICUs and neurosurgical ICUs.
• In calendar year 2009, out of 7,321 coronary artery bypass graft surgeries (with chest and donor site incisions), 150 surgical site infections were reported. Out of 422 coronary artery bypass graft surgeries (with chest incision only), two infections were reported.
• Overall, surgical site infections were most often superficial primary infections (34.2 percent) and least often deep secondary infections (3.3 percent).
The report relies on data reported by Tennessee hospitals from Jan. 1, 2008-Dec. 31, 2010. Before this reporting period began, hospitals had a CLABSI ratio statistically significantly greater than the national average. However, by 2012, the state was 22 percent lower than the national baseline data for rates of CLABSIs.
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In addition, CLABSIs decreased in all intensive care unit types, including both adult/pediatric and neonatal ICUs, since Jan. 2008. The report also includes data on surgical site infections for calendar year 2009. Key points from the report include the following:
• CLABSI rates in 2010 were highest in burn ICUs (10.5 infections per 1,000 central line-days), followed by trauma (3.6 infections per 1,000 central line-days), pediatric surgical cardiothoracic (3.3 infections per 1,000 central line-days) and major teaching medical (3.1 infections per 1,000 central line-days).
• CLABSI rates in 2010 varied across the three grand divisions of Tennessee. For instance, CLABSI rates were significantly lower than national 2006-2008 rates in West Tennessee among medical cardiac ICUs and neurosurgical ICUs.
• In calendar year 2009, out of 7,321 coronary artery bypass graft surgeries (with chest and donor site incisions), 150 surgical site infections were reported. Out of 422 coronary artery bypass graft surgeries (with chest incision only), two infections were reported.
• Overall, surgical site infections were most often superficial primary infections (34.2 percent) and least often deep secondary infections (3.3 percent).
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