Peer tutoring is an effective way to implement central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles, helping reduce CLABSI rates, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Resistance ...

AdventHealth DeLand hospital reported zero central line-associated bloodstream infections from October 2023 to September 2024. In addition to promoting a culture of quality and safety, a hospital can ...

Several measures helped Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., achieve a zero rate of central-line associated bloodstream infection rate in the first quarter of 2011, according to a hospital news ...

A CLABSI bundle, which includes hand hygiene, site preparation, selecting the best site for inserting the line and removing the line as soon as the patient no longer needs it, helped Regions Hospital ...

Over the past several years, the use of bundles for prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the inpatient setting has become commonplace and has been successful in many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After the intervention, BSIs in patients with ECMO decreased from a high of 36% in October 2021 to 0% in June ...

Preventing two of the most common healthcare-associated infections reduces the cost of patient care by more than $150,000. The cost of running an infection prevention program in the ICU is about ...

Infection prevention bundles, a package of evidence-based guidelines implemented in unison, are effective for reducing central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in critical care newborn ...

CHICAGO (May 13, 2013) – New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 200,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have been ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An increasing proportion of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are seen in outpatient settings. Many of such infections ...

Over the 24-month program, CLABSI rates decreased by 48% (from 0.63 to 0.32/1000 central-line days, P = .005), and bacteremia rates decreased by 54% (from 1.27 to 0.59/1000 central-line days, P < .001 ...

NEW YORK (June 13, 2016) - Infection prevention bundles, a package of evidence-based guidelines implemented in unison, are effective for reducing central line-associated blood stream infections ...