Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Collaborative: A Four-Year Surveillance | Zendy

Joseph Ting | Zendy; Vicki SK Goh | Zendy; Horacio Osiovich | Zendy

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Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Collaborative: A Four-Year Surveillance

Author(s) -

Joseph Ting,

Vicki SK Goh,

Horacio Osiovich

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2013/781690

Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , catheter , central line , central venous catheter , emergency medicine , bloodstream infection , intensive care , incidence (geometry) , quality management , intensive care unit , observational study , infection control , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , management system , physics , management , optics , economics

The use of central venous catheters has permitted lifesaving treatment for critically ill neonates; however, the attributable mortality rate for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) has been estimated to be between 4% and 20%. In 2006/2007, the authors' neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had a CLABSI rate that was nearly twofold higher than that reported by other Canadian NICUs.

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