Within the first three months of the project,
the central line infection rate in Michigan's ICUs decreased by 66 %.
In addition to
central line infections, another bug that is receiving a lot of attention recently is C - diff.
For a long time, physicians and hospital administrators considered these type of infections, known as
central line infections, to be a simply unavoidable risk for those receiving intensive care treatment.
Not exact matches
«Fungal
infection: An unexpected discovery in a
central line.»
Not only did he have a
central line, but the
line also had numerous problems, necessitating fixes that could increase the chance of
infection.
On top of all of this, the patient was receiving a nutrient - rich formula in his
central line to boost his caloric intake, yet another factor associated with
infections.
The survey inquired about the implementation of 16 prescribed
infection prevention measures at point - of - care, and clinician adherence to these policies for the prevention of
central line - associated bloodstream
infections (CLABSI), ventilator - associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheter - associated urinary tract
infections (CAUTI).
«
Central -
line associated bloodstream
infections: Real world implementation strategies.»
A new study reports that peripherally inserted
central catheters (PICCs) do not reduce the risk of
central line associated bloodstream
infections (CLABSIs) in hospitalized patients.
«Bloodstream
infections reduced through better
central line care at three hospitals.»
A trio of abstracts, to be presented on June 7 at the 41st Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in
Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), addresses the challenge of keeping bacteria from entering the bloodstream through a
central line, a catheter placed in a large vein to deliver medicine and fluids during hospitalization.
Pediatric stem cell transplant and cancer patients often are discharged from the hospital with an external
central venous
line for medications that parents or other caregivers must clean and flush daily to avoid potentially life - threatening
infections.
If an outpatient develops a bloodstream
infection associated with the
central line, research from Dana - Farber / Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center finds, the median charges to treat it total $ 37,000 for a hospital stay of six days for young patients whose disease treatments have weakened their immune systems and
infection - fighting abilities.
The results, published online by Pediatric Blood & Cancer, are part of the second phase of a collaborative effort among children's hospitals to reduce
central -
line - associated bloodstream
infections or CLABSIs.
«Outpatient bloodstream
infections costly for pediatric transplant and cancer patients: Median charge for
central -
line associated bloodstream
infection is $ 37,000 for six - day hospitalization.»