Significant Improvement in CLABSI Rates Following Routine Use of Disinfection Caps on All Access Ports: Better Safety, Better Resource Utilization

Autor:	Sylvia Suarez-Ponce, Herminia Pua, Elaine Trulis, Jorge P. Parada, Marcelina M. Wawrzyniak, Alexander Tomich, Keeley Lewis, Ashley Mallek
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Clinical Practice Nursing practice Infectious Diseases Epidemiology business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Medicine Infection control Operations management Line (text file) business Resource utilization
Zdroj:	American Journal of Infection Control. 42:S15-S16
ISSN:	0196-6553
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.055
Popis:	labeling, and dressing and tubing change requirements and techniques. RESULTS: After the rollout of the toolkit in May 2013, we have seen zero CLABSIs each month through November 2013. Getting our nurses “back to basics” when it comes to line care was not easy at first, but the numbers speak for themselves. LESSON LEARNED: Sometimes infection control technology, although helpful, can mask clinical practice problems. When our health system discontinued swab caps, we found an opportunity to improve our nursing practice and decreased CLABSIs with basic line care.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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