Becker's Hospital Review

Central Line Insertion Bundle Improves CLABSI Rates: Study

Introducing a series of interventions around central line insertion, including education, insertion bundle and process and outcome surveillance, can lead to a marked decline in the rate of central ...
HealthLeaders Media

How a Hospital Reduced CLABSI Incidents to Zero

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

More Than 50% of Patients Unaware of CLABSI Risks

Central line-associated bloodstream infection is not among healthcare risks of which patients are highly aware, according to a study published in The American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers ...
Morningstar

Covalon Announces Publication of Impactful VALGuard® Line Guard Clinical Study Demonstrating Significant Reduction in Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSIs)

Conducted at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, a nationally ranked U.S. pediatric hospital, the study, titled “Evaluation of a Line Guard for Pediatric CLABSI Prevention: A Pre-Post Intervention ...
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Paired Central and Peripheral Blood Cultures for Febrile Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients With Cancer: Do We Need Peripheral Blood Cultures?

Our PHO unit collected central-only cultures three times more frequently than paired cultures. A noncontaminant pathogen was isolated from peripheral cultures in seven of 625 paired culture events ...
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Covalon Announces Publication of Impactful VALGuard® Line Guard Clinical Study Demonstrating Significant Reduction in Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSIs)

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV; OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced the publication of ...