Peer tutoring is an effective way to implement central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles, helping reduce CLABSI rates, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Resistance ...
A bundled simulation-based training in a medical intensive care unit reduced the central line-associated bloodstream infection rate by 85.3 percent and increased infection control compliance to 100 ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Central lines are a common device in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and oncology patients; however, their use can increase the risk of bloodstream ...
Blood cultures should be collected from at least 2 sites before initiation of antibiotics (ideally from all lumens of a multilumen CVC). Peripheral blood culture should be collected when possible.
A Lancet study across Indian ICUs finds preventable central line bloodstream infections causing high mortality, driven by ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Technical interventions such as sterile barriers were frequently used to prevent central line-associated ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DALLAS — Preliminary results of a new study show that children with short bowel syndrome are at high risk for ...
Editor's note: A full list of coauthors and their affiliated institutions appears at the end of this post. The work to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units is ...
Techniques to prevent CVC colonization during insertion, such as maximum sterile barrier precautions, reduce the risk of CLABSI. After insertion, appropriate CVC dressings, careful catheter access ...
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