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"Annualized CLABSI rates per 1000 catheter line days decreased by 20% during the study period, from a rate of 1.023 to 0.810" Beauchamp-Walters et al (2024).

CLABSI reduction in the ambulatory pediatric population

Abstract:

We conducted a quality improvement (QI) project from 2019 to 2021 at a single home health agency to reduce rates of central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in our ambulatory pediatric population. Annualized CLABSI rates per 1000 catheter line days decreased by 20% during the study period, from a rate of 1.023 to 0.810. This decrease was sustained in the 10-month post-study period with a center line shift 4 months after the study period, from 1.090 to 0.658.


Reference:

Beauchamp-Walters J, Syrkin-Nikolau M, Garcia MA, Mattox J, Pong A, Pierce H, Lawrence S, Baxter R, Neder C, Clark MD, Rungvivatjarus T, Pierce H. REDUCING PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION HOME HEALTH AGENCY. Am J Infect Control. 2024 Jun 11:S0196-6553(24)00536-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.06.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38871085.

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