The Medical journal of Australia
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Multicenter Study
Aseptic insertion of central venous lines to reduce bacteraemia.
To reduce the rate of central line-associated bacteraemia (CLAB). ⋯ Compliance with all aspects of aseptic CVL insertion significantly reduces the risk of CLAB. A difficulty we experienced was that most ICUs lacked the organisation and staff to support quality improvement and audit.
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To describe hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life by people for whom death from cancer or one of another nine conditions was an expected outcome. ⋯ Western Australian hospitals currently provide extensive and progressively greater care at the end of life. Identifying patterns of emergency and inpatient use for various disease trajectories will assist in the planning of appropriate services for people where death is an expected outcome.