Each CLABSI event is estimated to cost $45,814 with 10.4 avoidable days and a 30% increase in mortality. It is considered a preventable healthcare-associated infection (HAI). A multidisciplinary approach was implemented in late 2021 with a stated goal of maximum 2 CLABSI events per year. ...
An estimated 41,000 cases of CLABSI occur in U.S. hospitals and are usually serious infections typically causing increased length of hospital stay and risk of mortality – contributing to an increase in healthcare cost of up to an additional $39,000 per episode. Factors which make patients su...
While CVC's ensure safe, easy and rapid blood stream access, they are associated with local or central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) causing significant morbidity in the form of prolonged hospital stay, delay in chemotherapy and increased cost of treatment.Pediatric Hematology ...
Hospital-acquired infectionBehavioral scienceObjective: Central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and cost in hospitalized children. An evidence-based bundle of care can decrease CLABSI, but bundle compliance is imperfect. We explored factors ...
Curos® alcohol impregnated port protectors have been shown to reduce CLABI in several patient populations. Methods An Institutional Review Board for Human Use approved observational study was conducted on a 16 bed BMT unit at a tertiary hospital. All BMT patients admitted with a new CVC or ...
The Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) is inevitable contributing factor in increased morbidity and mortality of patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) worldwide resulting in an increased financial cost and prolonged hospital stay (Ascher et al., 2012; Rosenthal et al....
They have become an area of particular interest because they cost the healthcare system close to a billion dollars per year and have a significant impact on patient safety. Through a preliminary analysis of our system's CLABSI rates, we found significantly higher rates than the national average,...
Background : Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) is critical to reducing prolonged hospital stay, cost, and preventable deaths. Despite the use of evidence-based practices (EBP) for the care and maintenance of a central line (CL), reducing CLABSI is a daunting ...