A simple educational intervention to decrease incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in intensive care units with low baseline incidence of CLABSI

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Sep;31(9):964-7. doi: 10.1086/655841.

Abstract

After an educational intervention in 3 intensive care units, 34 central line-associated bloodstream infections occurred in 11,582 central venous catheter [CVC]-days, compared with 45 episodes in 10,661 CVC-days before intervention (4.22 vs 2.94 episodes per 1,000 CVC-days [30.9% reduction]; P = .03, Wilcoxon rank sum test; P = .11, Poisson regression analysis).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology
  • Bacteremia / etiology
  • Bacteremia / prevention & control*
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / etiology
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Inservice Training / statistics & numerical data*
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires