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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp2.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Methods … Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety … The unit level CLABSI rate equals the ratio of CLABSIs to central line days multiplied by 1,000.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/just-in-case-mindset.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Overcoming the Just in Case Mindset
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI … implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream
infections (CLABSI … versus global unit data.
2 Just in Case Mindset AHRQ Safety Programs for ICUS: Preventing CLABSI … Background: We had a significant challenge with our CLABSI rates and catheter utilization. … /clabsi-learning-from-defects.docx
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/chlorhexidine-bathing.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Chlorhexidine Bathing and Perineal Cleaning
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI … the patient’s skin and thereby reduces the risk of central venous catheter (CVC) site
infection and CLABSI … ICU teams have an opportunity to
significantly reduce patients’ chances of developing a CLABSI or CAUTI … • Provide education for the staff on the science of CHG bathing and the impact on CLABSI
reduction … over the last several months we
have seen an increase in our CLABSI rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/culture.html
April 01, 2022 - these resources to support your team’s actions:
Making It Work – Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI … Prevention Beyond the Unit (PDF, 266.4 KB)
Making It Work – Engaging Physician Champions in Preventing CLABSI … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gR-mpxlRSdY
Return to Preventing CLABSI
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/engagement.html
April 01, 2022 - Work – Assembling the CUSP Team (PDF, 308.7 KB)
Making It Work – Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI … and CAUTI (PDF, 262.5 KB)
Making It Work – Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/A3YKRa6Qxh8
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/functioning.html
April 01, 2022 - team on the right track, try these resources:
Making It Work – Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI … Rounding for Patient Safety (PDF, 282.6 KB)
Making It Work – Engaging Physician Champions in Preventing CLABSI … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/DQ9AwEWaLF4
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/mindsets.html
April 01, 2022 - These resources can help:
Making It Work – Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention … Beyond the Unit (PDF, 266.4 KB)
Making It Work – Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fHAWowLToqg
Return to Preventing CLABSI
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74752/psn-pdf
February 07, 2022 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-
line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-
line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … pandemic-central-line-associated-
bloodstream-infection
Central line-associated blood steam infection (CLABSI … This study
compared CLABSI and CAUTI rates in 78 hospitals during the 12-month period prior to the pandemic … CLABSI rates increased by 51% during the pandemic period, mainly in
the ICU.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-pediatric-oncology-patients
July 19, 2023 - development of a quality improvement initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI … initiative included four key interventions – huddles to improve identification of patients at risk for CLABSI … This multimodal approach led to a significant reduction in CLABSI rates between 2020 and 2021, and an … increase in CLABSI-free days. … September 28, 2022
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/cauti-learning-from-defects-revised.pdf
April 01, 2022 - AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI … /cauti-event-reporting.docx
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu … � Multidisciplinary rounding
� Safety huddle
� CAUTI/CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream … bladder scanning (greater than 400ml) Yes No Uncertain
AHRQ Safety Program for ICUs: Preventing CLABSI … No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
AHRQ Safety Program for ICUs: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
3Learn From
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4j_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - A recent study comparing pediatric CLABSI cases to matched controls showed an
attributable cost of about … be shouldered by hospitals, as the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services will not reimburse for CLABSI … for Medicaid patients unless it is present
on admission.4
• In addition, CLABSI (in neonatal ICUs … AHRQ-funded researchers found that an intervention to implement evidence-based practices
and reduce CLABSI … In one study that implemented a best-practice central line maintenance care bundle,
CLABSI rates in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4x_combo_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - A recent study comparing pediatric CLABSI cases to matched controls showed an
attributable cost of about … be shouldered by hospitals, as the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services will not reimburse for CLABSI … for Medicaid patients unless it is present
on admission.4
• In addition, CLABSI (in neonatal ICUs … AHRQ-funded researchers found that an intervention to implement evidence-based practices
and reduce CLABSI … In one study that implemented a best-practice central line maintenance care bundle,
CLABSI rates in
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/index.html
April 01, 2022 - Return to Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs Toolkit
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866695/psn-pdf
September 11, 2024 - reducing-ambulatory-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-family-
centered-approach
Eliminating central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI … This
quality improvement project sought to reduce ambulatory CLABSI rates by improving caregiver
management … The evaluation identified a 52% decrease in
ambulatory CLABSI rates, or 117 prevented infections. … eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-national-patient-safety-imperative
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-clabsi-national-patient-safety-imperative
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap3.ppt
January 01, 2003 - implementing this orientation, that center’s central line-associated related blood stream infection (CLABSI … Table 1 compares ICUs from one academic medical center to national benchmark CLABSI rates. … *
CLABSI Rates
per 1,000 Catheter Days
NHSN 90th Percentile NHSN 50th Percentile Pre-VAD … .*
Insertion of C-VADs through open techniques/cut down increases the risk of CLABSI. … Patients who clearly have a CLABSI should not undergo a guidewire exchange.
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September 23, 2020 - Despite the widespread success of these interventions, some institutions continue to experience CLABSI … The average CLABSI rate decreased significantly, even after adjusting for multiple factors including … reduction in CLABSI rates in other adult ICUs. … March 1, 2023
Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4b_combo_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - implementing changes to care processes, the
hospital experienced a 50 percent decrease in their
CLABSI … The nursing staff at Lurie Children’s Hospital had
made some progress in the past by implementing
CLABSI … This
strategy was associated with a drop in CLABSIs,
but by the end of 2014, CLABSI rates were rising … Schroeder, two CLABSI physician
task force leads (the stem cell transplant director and the medical … As a result, the CLABSI count
decreased by 50 percent from the last quarter of 2014 to the last quarter
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January 01, 2011 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
CLABSI Supplemental Call Series
Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged … Kling, BSN, BHA, RN, CCRN
Scott Raynes, MA, MBA
Joan Chatham, MSN, RN
Melissa Allen, MS, RN
Slide *
CLABSI … good is good enough; the challenge to be the best requires daily follow through and effort
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CLABSI … project started with IHI Save 100,000 Lives Project
A CLABSI bundle was established and has been in … your Hospitals
Zero infections is achievable if everyone complies with the bundle
We have had no CLABSI
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April 01, 2022 - Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI … Slide 2
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Safety … Program for ICUs: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Using Data 10
Facilitator … Sharing raw numerator data to explicitly state how many people have been harmed by a CLABSI or CAUTI … Specifically, would it reduce rates of CLABSI and/or CAUTI?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836999/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-icus
Healthcare-associated infections … guidance to support practice changes to prevent
and reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-icus
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections