Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) by Reducing Central Line Days

[1] Umscheid CA(2011)Estimating the proportion of healthcare-associated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32 101-114

[2] Mitchell MD(2013)Health care–associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care system JAMA Intern Med 173 2039-2046

[3] Doshi JA(2003)Prevalence of the use of central venous access devices within and outside of the intensive care unit: results of a survey among hospitals in the prevention epicenter program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 24 942-945

[4] Agarwal R(2014)Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35 S89-107

[5] Williams K(2011)Hospital-wide survey of the use of central venous catheters J Hosp Infect 77 304-308

[6] Brennan PJ(2014)Idle central venous catheter-days pose infection risk for patients after discharge from intensive care Am J Infect Control 42 453-455

[7] Zimlichman E(2012)Temporary central venous catheter utilization patterns in a large tertiary care center tracking the “idle central venous catheter” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33 50-57

[8] Henderson D(2014)Do clinicians know which of their patients have central venous catheters? A multicenter observational study Ann Intern Med 161 562-567

[9] Tamir O(2020)Persistent barriers to timely catheter removal identified from clinical observations and interviews The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 46 99-108

[10] Franz C(2019)Managing and preventing vascular catheter infections: a position paper of the international society for infectious diseases Int J Infect Dis 84 22-29

[1] Umscheid CA(2011)Estimating the proportion of healthcare-associated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32 101-114

[2] Mitchell MD(2013)Health care–associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care system JAMA Intern Med 173 2039-2046

[3] Doshi JA(2003)Prevalence of the use of central venous access devices within and outside of the intensive care unit: results of a survey among hospitals in the prevention epicenter program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 24 942-945

[4] Agarwal R(2014)Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35 S89-107

[5] Williams K(2011)Hospital-wide survey of the use of central venous catheters J Hosp Infect 77 304-308

[6] Brennan PJ(2014)Idle central venous catheter-days pose infection risk for patients after discharge from intensive care Am J Infect Control 42 453-455

[7] Zimlichman E(2012)Temporary central venous catheter utilization patterns in a large tertiary care center tracking the “idle central venous catheter” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33 50-57

[8] Henderson D(2014)Do clinicians know which of their patients have central venous catheters? A multicenter observational study Ann Intern Med 161 562-567

[9] Tamir O(2020)Persistent barriers to timely catheter removal identified from clinical observations and interviews The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 46 99-108

[10] Franz C(2019)Managing and preventing vascular catheter infections: a position paper of the international society for infectious diseases Int J Infect Dis 84 22-29