A simple educational intervention to decrease incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in intensive care units with low baseline incidence of CLABSI.
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).
Pérez Parra
Alfonso
A
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. alfonsperezp@gmail.com
Cruz Menárguez
María
M
Pérez Granda
María Jesús
MJ
Tomey
María Jesús
MJ
Padilla
Belén
B
Bouza
Emilio
E
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires