title: Hospital-wide reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections: a tale of two small community hospitals.
abstract: Despite increasing awareness of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in general wards, published strategies come from intensive care units (ICUs) of large tertiary care centers. After implementing a central line insertion checklist, two community hospitals experienced an 86% reduction in CLABSI rates in ICUs and a 57% reduction in non-ICU settings over 36 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gozu
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clay
authors.forename: Faheem
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Younus
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration