title: University HealthSystem Consortium quality performance benchmarking study of the insertion and care of central venous catheters.
abstract: We report data from an observational benchmarking study of adherence to recommended practices for insertion and maintenance of central venous catheters at a heterogeneous group of academic medical centers. These centers demonstrated a need for significant improvement in implementation and documentation of quality performance measures for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. brian_harting@rush.edu
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Harting
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: Timothy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Dellit
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hebden
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuny
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segreti
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018805:Sepsis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States