Central line鈥揳ssociated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates are an important measure of health care quality. However, reputational or financial risks associated with public reporting and disclosure of hospital CLABSI rates may introduce reporting biases, including intentional underreporting. To assess ...
590. Impact of Universal Nasal Decolonization with an Alcohol-Based Nasal Antiseptic (ABNA) Versus Mupirocin on Infection Rates and Antimicrobial Utilizati... Secondary outcomes included incidence of PNA, bacteremia, and SSTIs; MRSA bacteremia LabID event rate and CLABSI event rate as defined by ...
Dutcher K, Lederman ER, Brodine S, Patel S (2013) Impact of the 2013 Revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central Line- associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Surveillance Definition on Inpatient Hospital CLABSI Rates: Is It Enough?. Infection control and Hosp Epidemiol 34(9): ...
Quarterly feedback of the CLABSI rates by line type was provided to collaborators and stakeholders. Results The overall CLABSI rate decreased by 49% after the intervention from a mean of 2.88 to 1.47/1,000 line days (rate ratio 0.51: 95% CI 0.38-0.70). Variations were noted across ...
Infection rates at four hospitals declined from a baseline of 1.43 per 1,000 line days to 0.69 during the intervention, and returned to 1.31 per 1,000 line days when the intervention was suspended. The researchers estimated that system-wide implementation of the disinfecting caps would prevent ...