Comparison of NHSN-Defined Central Venous Catheter Day Counts with a Method that Accounts for Concurrent Catheters

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Talbot ◽  
James G. Johnson ◽  
Theodore Anders ◽  
Rachel M. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Central Venous

Central venous catheter (CVC) day definitions do not consider concurrent CVCs. We examined traditional CVC day counts and resultant central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates with a CVC day definition that included concurrent CVCs. Accounting for concurrent CVCs increased device day counts by 8.5% but only mildly impacted CLABSI rates.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(1): 107–109

scholarly journals Estratégia Multidimensional na Redução de Infeção Associada a Cateter Venoso Central em Pediatria

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Jorge Rodrigues ◽  
Andrea Dias ◽  
Guiomar Oliveira ◽  
José Farela Neves
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Group 2

<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> To determine the central-line associated bloodstream infection rate after implementation of central venous catheter-care practice bundles and guidelines and to compare it with the previous central-line associated bloodstream infection rate.<br /><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> A prospective, longitudinal, observational descriptive study with an exploratory component was performed in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit during five months. The universe was composed of every child admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit who inserted a central venous catheter. A comparative study with historical controls was performed to evaluate the result of the intervention (group 1 <em>versus</em> group 2).<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Seventy five children were included, with a median age of 23 months: 22 (29.3%) newborns; 28 (37.3%) with recent surgery and 32 (43.8%) with underlying illness. A total of 105 central venous catheter were inserted, the majority a single central venous catheter (69.3%), with a mean duration of 6.8 ± 6.7 days. The most common type of central venous catheter was the short-term, non-tunneled central venous catheter (45.7%), while the subclavian and brachial flexure veins were the most frequent insertion sites (both 25.7%). There were no cases of central-line associated bloodstream infection reported during this study. Comparing with historical controls (group 1), both groups were similar regarding age, gender, department of origin and place of central venous catheter insertion. In the current study (group 2), the median length of stay was higher, while the mean duration of central venous catheter (excluding peripherally inserted central line) was similar in both groups. There were no statistical differences regarding central venous catheter caliber and number of lumens. Fewer children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit had central venous catheter inserted in group 2, with no significant difference between single or multiple central venous catheter.<br /><strong>Discussion:</strong> After multidimensional strategy implementation there was no reported central-line associated bloodstream infection<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Efforts must be made to preserve the same degree of multidimensional prevention, in order to confirm the effective reduction of the central-line associated bloodstream infection rate and to allow its maintenance.</p>

Central venous catheter salvage in children with Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infection

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1201-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine S. Corkum ◽  
Rachel E. Jones ◽  
Caroline H. Reuter ◽  
Larry K. Kociolek ◽  
Elaine Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Central Venous

Central venous catheter bundle adherence: Kamishibai card (K-card) rounding for central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1058-1063
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Ormsby ◽  
Julie Cronin ◽  
Jane Carpenter ◽  
Dionne A. Graham ◽  
Gail Potter-Bynoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Clabsi Rate

AbstractObjective:To institute facility-wide Kamishibai card (K-card) rounding for central venous catheter (CVC) maintenance bundle education and adherence and to evaluate its impact on bundle reliability and central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates.Design:Quality improvement project.Setting:Inpatient units at a large, academic freestanding children’s hospital.Participants:Data for inpatients with a CVC in place for ≥1 day between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018 were included.Intervention:A K-card was developed based on 7 core elements in our CVC maintenance bundle. During monthly audits, auditors used the K-cards to ask bedside nurses standardized questions and to conduct medical record documentation reviews in real time. Adherence to every bundle element was required for the audit to be considered “adherent.” We recorded bundle reliability prospectively, and we compared reliability and CLABSI rates at baseline and 1 year after the intervention.Results:During the study period, 2,321 K-card audits were performed for 1,051 unique patients. Overall maintenance bundle reliability increased significantly from 43% at baseline to 78% at 12 months after implementation (P < .001). The hospital-wide CLABSI rate decreased from 1.35 during the 12-month baseline period to 1.17 during the 12-month intervention period, but the change was not statistically significant (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60–1.24; P = .41).Conclusions:Hospital-wide CVC K-card rounding facilitated standardized data collection, discussion of reliability, and real-time feedback to nurses. Maintenance bundle reliability increased after implementation, accompanied by a nonsignificant decrease in the CLABSI rate.

Unnecessary Removal of Central Venous Catheters in Cancer Patients with Bloodstream Infections

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Chaftari ◽  
Ray Hachem ◽  
Sammy Raad ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Elizabeth Natividad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Vascular Access ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Central Venous Catheters ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Physician Education ◽  
Central Venous

We evaluated the rate of central venous catheter (CVC) removal in 283 cancer patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs). Removal of CVCs occurred unnecessarily in 57% of patients with non-central-line-associated BSI (non-CLABSI), which was equivalent to the rate of CVC removal in patients with CLABSIs. Physician education and safe interventions to salvage the vascular access are warranted.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:222–225

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