Objective To decrease the incidence of bloodstream infection (BSI) for neonates <29 weeks gestation through quality improvement. Design Commencing in September 2011, eight neonatal intensive care ...

In this issue of BMJ Quality & Safety , Meddings et al 1 report the evaluation of a national effort to reduce two well-known safety targets, central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and ...

Oregon hospitals saw slight decrease in health care-associated infections in 2023 by KATU Staff Tue, March 25th 2025 at 11:22 AM Updated Tue, March 25th 2025 at 1:22 PM ...

Novant Health recently announced the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) awarded 21 Certified Zero Harm Awards to its South Carolina hospitals in 2024.This includes the East Cooper Medical ...

Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings or sponges—as well as patient education—can reduce the rate of central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) in patients with cancer, according to a ...

Since the work to reduce CLABSI disparities started in 2019, the overall rate of inpatient CLABSI dropped to 1.15 infections per 1,000 line days in fiscal year 2023. For Black and African American ...

The number of central line-associated bloodstream infections at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford remained high in 2023 despite hospital claims of a decrease. That’s according to ...

Dressings containing chlorhexidine have been shown to reduce the risk of CLABSI and should be routinely used in patients older than 2 months of age. 43-46 These dressings are available in two ...

“However, most studies looking at the diagnostic characteristics of DTP for CLABSI have been small, with contradictory results.” DTP for diagnosing CLABSI has the potential to reduce healthcare ...

MBI-CLABSI occurred in 70% of CLABSI among patients exposed to PN and 73% of CLABSI among those not exposed. This proportion is consistent with findings from a study from another large academic ...

Key messages: • Due to a lack of robust evidence, the benefits and risks of chlorhexidine in alcohol compared to povidone-iodine (PI) as antiseptic solution for central line insertion in newborns are ...