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Assessing the Burden of Unnecessary Central Venous Catheters in Patients on Medical-Surgical Floors [PDF]

, 2017
Project goals: Our project goals are to: a) assess the burden of unnecessary PICCs and other non-tunneled central lines on med-surg units at TJUH and b) understand the underlying reasons behind the problem.
Blum, MD, Justine, McGrath, MD, Christopher, Modi, MD, Anita, Oxman, MD, David, Saxena, MD, Shivam, Shah, MD, Ashish, Sidhu, MD, Nimrita   +6 more
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in critical care: understanding incidence, and risk factors in Palestine

BMC Infectious Diseases
Introduction Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) represent a major source of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries.
Sameer Alomari, Mohammad Yahya, Nadeem Alabadlah, Khader Thiab, Walid Basha, Haneen Dhaidel, Razan Rabi, Dina Abugaber, Ahmad Enaya   +8 more
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Rate and time to develop first central line-associated bloodstream infections when comparing open and closed infusion containers in a Brazilian Hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of switching from an open (glass or semi-rigid plastic) infusion container to a closed, fully collapsible plastic infusion container (Viaflex®) on rate and time to onset of central lineassociated ...
Margarete Vilins, Sergio Blecher, Maria A. Maretti da Silva, Victor Daniel Rosenthal, Kerry Barker, Reinaldo Salomao   +5 more
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Achieving the Potential of Health Care Performance Measures: Timely Analysis of Immediate Health Policy issues [PDF]

, 2013
The United States is on the cusp of a new era, with greater demand for performance information, greater data availability, and a greater willingness to integrate performance information into public policy.
Harlan M. Krumholz, Peter J. Pronovost, Robert A. Berenson   +2 more
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An educational intervention to increase CLABSI bundle compliance in the ICU [PDF]

, 2014
Title: An Educational Intervention to Increase CLABSI Bundle Compliance in the ICU Context: “Forty-eight percent of patients in intensive care units (ICU) require central line placement for administration of fluids and medications†(How-to Guide ...
Holden, Shelby Lane
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Digitalised measures for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections: a scoping review

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Background Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) increase morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs of hospitalised patients, despite being largely preventable. While evidence-based guidelines for preventing CLABSI are well-established,
Basilice Minka Obama, Rebecca Grant, Stephan Harbarth, Niccolò Buetti, Gaud Catho   +4 more
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO REDUCE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER–ASSOCIATED PRIMARY BLOODSTREAM INFECTION (CLABSI) IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Central venous catheter–associated primary bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are important adverse events in healthcare services and are associated with increased hospital morbidity and mortality, length of stay, antimicrobial use, and ...
Giovanna Marssola Nascimento, Marilia Kanebley, Ana Thalia Nobre da Silva, Luana Bolina Furuhashi, Giselle Braga Dias, Paula Marques De Vidal, Vanessa Grassmann Farias, Leandro Platini da Silva Mendes   +7 more
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A comparison of Catheter-Related Infection in oncology patients with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter versus Totally Implantable Centrall Acess Device [PDF]

, 2018
A comparison of Catheter-Related Infection in oncology patients with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter versus Totally Implantable Central Access Device. Author: Lisa Bjerling. Supervisor: Maria Werner, MD, PhD.
Bjerling, Lisa
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Idle central venous catheter-days pose infection risk for patients after discharge from intensive care

, 2014
This prospective observational study measured idle central venous catheter (CVC)-days (no medical indication), and ward clinicians\u27 adherence to evidence-based practices for preventing short-term central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
Burdeu,G, Currey,J, Pilcher,D
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Development of protocol for reduction in central line associated blood stream infections [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) are a highly expensive and deadly hospital associated infections (HAIs). Recent studies focus on reducing the CLABSI rate in both intensive care units (ICUs) and non-intensive care ...
Sundermann, Alexander
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