Preventing Central Line Blood Stream Infections in Critical Care Patients.

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am

Infection Prevention and Quality, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 Duarte Road, FLASH Building RM 2219, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2021

Currently, the Centers for Disease Control reports close to 40,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) occur in acute care facilities in the United States each year. Most are considered preventable. Evidence-based practices such as the CLABSI bundle and central line maintenance bundles have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing CLABSI. This article reviews these best practices and provides a framework for consistent implementation.

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