Central-line associated bloodstream infections

Hospital Bloodstream Infection Rates Go Online

By |2017-02-10T09:51:17-07:00February 23rd, 2012|General, Prevention|

Bloodstream infections that start because of a “central line” in a person’s body are among the most serious of all healthcare-associated infections- causing thousands of deaths each year and about $700M in added costs.  The CDC estimates that there were about 41,000 infections like these U.S. hospitals last year…  and 25% percent of patients who [...]

Comments Off on Hospital Bloodstream Infection Rates Go Online

Handwashing Report

By |2017-02-10T09:51:53-07:00March 3rd, 2011|Preparedness, Prevention|

A recent report in Surgery News found that a six-month "process improvement project" that added a simple hand-washing question to the daily ICU checklist decreased the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical ICU.

Go to Top