Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)

Hospitals Report Reductions in Some Types of HAIs

Hospitals in the U.S. continue to make progress in the fight against central line-associated bloodstream infections and some surgical site infections, according to a report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Catheter-associated urinary ...More
February 11, 2013
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
NICUs in Nine States See Sharp Drop in Bloodstream Infections

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a year in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety program. Frontline caregivers ...More
January 25, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Hospital Reports Record Span of Zero CLABSIs

A California hospital reported that its vascular access team has gone nearly seven years without a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in any of its peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines. The facility has recorded no CLABSIs, which are ...More
January 3, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Study Finds Use of Disinfection Cap is Associated with Fewer Bloodstream Infections

Patients at NorthShore University HealthSystem are now better protected against potentially deadly infections, according to a newly published study. The research found that use of a disinfection cap on catheters and tubing reduced infection of central intravenous catheters ...More
January 3, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
2012 Partnership in Prevention Award Winner Honored for Achievements in Eliminating HAIs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) today recognized the Saint Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital with ...More
October 15, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Research to Analyze Acquired Infection Data on Tele-ICUs Compared to Hospitals

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded assistant research professor Lesly Kelly, PhD, RN, of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU), a two-year grant to study how tele-ICU systems affect hospital-acquired ...More
October 4, 2012
Posted in News
Research Highlights Variable Methods of Reporting Central Line Infections

A new study has found that some kinds of infection data may not be comparable across hospitals, and may not be suitable for use as a performance measure. Published in the policy journal Milbank Quarterly, the research found huge variability in how English hospitals ...More
September 19, 2012
Posted in News
A Journey of Elimination of CLABSIs and MDROs

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to negatively impact the world’s healthcare systems. With continued threats of pandemics, bioterrorism, and evolving multi-drug resistant microorganisms, Infection preventionists face conflicting priorities and must ...More
September 14, 2012
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent

A unique nationwide patient safety project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units by 40 percent, according to the agency’s preliminary findings of ...More
September 10, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions
"Triple-Threat" Approach Can Slash Risk of Central Line Infections in Children with Cancer

Hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of life-threatening central line infections in pediatric cancer patients by following a set of basic precautions, by encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance with the protocol and by honest analysis of the ...More
September 4, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions