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Eliminating Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patients have central venous lines. Attributable mortality from line-associated blood stream infections is between 4 percent and 20 percent, or between 800 and 4,000 deaths each year. Central line associated blood stream infections are a preventable problem. New York Hospital Queens determined that a decrease in CLABSIs in its surgical intensive care unit could be achieved by implementing a minimal-resource, yet comprehensive program. Adding to a baseline set of interventions developed in collaboration with other hospitals, New York Hospital Queens implemented additional strategies with the goal to further decrease the incidence of CLABSIs in the SICU.

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