Central catheter infection rates

July 9, 2008

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New York city and New York state hospitals report catheter related blood stream infection rates.

In New York City, 2.8 out of 1,000 central lines at medical intensive care units resulted in infections, compared to 3.6 upstate. In the city, another 2.7 out of 1,000 central lines in surgical ICUs resulted in infections, compared to 4.8 in upstate facilities.

Officials credited a collaborative among 60 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area aimed at reducing hospital-acquired infections. According to the most recent data provided by the collaborative, which was established in 2005 by the United Hospital Fund and the Greater New York Hospital Association, the rate of central line infections was 2.33 infections for each 1,000 central line days as of December 2007, down from 4.98 infections for each 1,000 central line days in June 2005.

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