title: Zero central-line infections in a 550-bedded district general hospital.
abstract: The dominance of central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention has become a powerful far-reaching endeavour in recent years. Surveillance is well established as an infection 'occurrence' reporting mechanism. Unfortunately, surveillance is rarely described in the literature as a component of CLABSI prevention. This changed in 2009 following the introduction of a preventative CLABSI surveillance initiative. Upon completion of the 2011 period of surveillance, the authors were able to demonstrate the insertion of 1012 catheters, which equalled 7522 line days and a 12-month period of zero CLABSI.
authors.affiliation: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coop
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016134:Organizational Policy; D006113:United Kingdom