AdventHealth DeLand hospital reported zero central line-associated bloodstream infections from October 2023 to September 2024. In addition to promoting a culture of quality and safety, a hospital can ...

With good reason, a great deal of attention, resources, and effort has been devoted to preventing central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in infants receiving care in the neonatal ...

Central line-associated blood stream infections are avoidable through proper insertion techniques and management of the central line, but they continue to be a common hospital-acquired infection in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Technical interventions such as sterile barriers were frequently used to prevent central line-associated ...

The management of many medical and surgical conditions often involves long-term infusion of intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, critical care therapies, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A greater understanding of the pathogens associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections may ...

A bundled intervention focused on evidence-based infection prevention practices, safety culture and teamwork, and scheduled measurement of infection rates considerably reduced central line-associated ...

Few hospitals worldwide follow common central line recommendations designed to reduce the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections, according to survey results published in ...

Preventing health-care–associated infections in acute-care hospitals is crucial for patient well-being and health care cost burden, and comprehensive guidelines based on current research are an ...

Elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients who develop an infection during their stay are 35 percent more likely to die within five years of leaving the hospital, according to a new study published in ...