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Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections

Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2023
Purpose of review Primary and intravascular catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) represent an important clinical entity in the intensive care unit (ICU) being associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this review was to examine the recently published data on epidemiology and management ...
Stewart, Adam G., Laupland, Kevin B., Tabah, Alexis   +2 more
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The Association Between Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection and Central Line Access*

Critical Care Medicine, 2023
OBJECTIVES: Identifying modifiable risk factors associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) may lead to modifications to central line (CL) management. We hypothesize that the number of CL accesses per day is associated with an increased risk for CLABSI and that a significant fraction of CL access ...
Andrew, Ward, Augustine, Chemparathy, Martin, Seneviratne, Shabnam, Gaskari, Roshni, Mathew, Matthew, Wood, Lane F, Donnelly, Grace M, Lee, David, Scheinker, Andrew Y, Shin   +9 more
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Elimination of Central Line–associated Bloodstream Infections

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2006
Central line-associated bloodstream infections are considered to be an avoidable complication of care delivery. In addition to considerable morbidity and use of resources, central line-associated bloodstream infections carry an attributable morality between 12% and 25%. The estimated cost per infection is approximately 25,000 US dollars.
Patricia J, Posa, Denise, Harrison, Kathleen M, Vollman   +2 more
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Impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in the zero tolerance era

American Journal of Infection Control, 2010
Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is one of the most important health care-associated infections in the critical care setting.Methods: A quasiexperimental study involving multiple interventions to reduce the incidence of ...
Michael B Edmond, Luci Correa, Alexandre R. Marra   +2 more
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Bloodstream Infections and Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2014
It is estimated that more than 575,000 individuals develop bloodstream infections (BSI) annually in North America, accounting for nearly 80,000 deaths. Central line-associated BSI (CLABSI) is a major contributor to the cost of health care. Although primary BSI may be seen by the surgeon, a secondary BSI is more likely to be encountered, especially ...
Christopher M, Watson, Majdi N, Al-Hasan
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