• Am J Infect Control · Jun 2014

    Beyond the intensive care unit bundle: Implementation of a successful hospital-wide initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.

    • Gemma Klintworth, Jane Stafford, Mark O'Connor, Tim Leong, Lee Hamley, Kerrie Watson, Jacqueline Kennon, Pauline Bass, Allen C Cheng, and Leon J Worth.
    • Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: g.klintworth@alfred.org.au.
    • Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jun 1;42(6):685-7.

    AbstractA multimodal hospital-wide central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) risk reduction strategy was implemented over a 20-month period at an Australian center. Reduced CLABSI rates were observed in both intensive care units (ICUs) (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 0.39; P < .001) and non-ICU wards (IRR, 0.54; P < .001). The median time to CLABSI onset was 7.5 days for ICU events and 13 days for non-ICU events. The timing of infection demonstrates the need for more careful attention to postinsertion care and access of central venous catheters.Copyright © 2014 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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