title: Achieving zero central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in your intensive care unit.
abstract: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States. The costs associated with CLABSIs include an estimated 28,000 deaths in the intensive care unit and up to $2.3 billion annually. Best practice guidelines, checklists, and establishing a culture of safety in hospitals are all initiatives designed to reduce the rate of CLABSI to zero.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Rommel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sagana
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hyzy
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States