Catheter salvage therapy was preferred over CVL removal for CLABSI management in pediatric patients with SBS on long-term TPN.

On the other hand, CLABSI is an epidemiological definition used for disease surveillance, focusing on laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections in patients with central lines, when no other ...

Study characteristics were collected including setting, study design, bundled elements, definition of CLABSI, change in CLABSI rate and measures of compliance. CLABSI rates were extracted from the ...

Objectives The authors describe the RI ICU Collaborative, funded by insurers and hospitals, and report on statewide central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and ventilator-associated ...

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CLABSI was the most frequent source identified, but we found important overlapping in its definition with that for MBI-LCBI for these organisms. VGS are usually susceptible to penicillin, but β-lactam ...

Most CLABSI studies (n=13) used the definition provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Healthcare Safety Network, whereas 7 CRSBI studies used definitions ...

CLABSI-POA was identified using a modified acute care CLABSI definition, and outcomes were obtained from chart reviews. Cox regression analyzed all-cause mortality within 30 days.

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Of note, CLABSI has the highest estimate for both additional cost and excess mortality. HAC Specific Considerations The volume of literature, quality of studies, and relevance to our objectives varied ...

The following is a summary of “Evaluation of hospital-onset bloodstream infections compared to central line…associated bloodstream infections at an acute, tertiary care hospital,” published in the ...

The author reviews the patient, provider, and device factors that contribute to central line–associated bloodstream infections and discusses preventive strategies.