ICU improvement project cuts central line infections 50%.
Intensive care units in Michigan hospitals used to have an average rate of central line infections. But following a two-year project to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, Michigan's ICUs have reduced central i.v. line infections by nearly 50%.
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008824:Michigan; D019982:Organizational Case Studies