- GHA Patient Safety Summit 2013 POSTER: Decreasing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) in Adult ICUs through Teamwork and Ownership March 11, 2013Presented at Annual GHA Patient Safety Summit, January 9-10, 2013 M Cole, BSN, CIC, K Kennedy, MN, RN, NEA-BC Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA PROCESS: Many activities have been conducted over the past two years, such as the implementing central line carts, applying the insertion bundle, appointing Central Line Nurse Champions, providing focused MD education, participating in the Comprehensive ...
- JAVA (2012): Vol 17; No 4: Central Venous Catheter Protective Connector Caps Reduce Intraluminal Catheter-Related Infection December 1, 2012Chuck Ramirez, BA, RRT, VA-BC Antonina M. Lee, MEd, MPH, RN, CIC Ken Welch, MD Banner Estrella Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ BACKGROUND: Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) rates in adult care intensive care units have been decreasing across the board. However, we continued to see just a few infections in patients whose catheters are in for >4 days. Therefore, ...
- AJIC (2012) Dec; 40(10):931-4: Impact of alcohol-impregnated port protectors and needleless neutral pressure connectors on central line-associated bloodstream infections and contamination of blood cultures in an inpatient oncology unit December 1, 2012Michael A. Sweet PharmD a,*, Aaron Cumpston PharmD b, Frank Briggs PharmD, MPHa, Michael Craig MDc, Mehdi Hamadani MDc BACKGROUND: A major risk factor for the development of bloodstream infection is the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC), especially in immune-compromised patients. CVC hub contamination is a risk factor for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). METHODS: This observational before/ ...
- IDSA 2012 POSTER: Impact of Alcohol-Impregnated Protectors on Incidence of Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections October 21, 2012IDSA Week 2012 Poster #426 Washington University in St Louis Medical School F Alasmari, MD, MSc ND Kittur PhD MPH ER Dubberke MD MSPH Barnes Jewish Hospital AJ Russo MPH KM McMullen MPH CIC K Rensing RN MSN ANP-BC CRNI JL Mayfield BSN MPH CIC INTRODUCTION: CDC guidelines recommend minimizing the contamination risk of central line ports/needleless devices by scrubbing the access port with an appropriate antiseptic. BJH ...
- VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK 2012 POSTER: California Children’s Services (CCS) Neonatal Infection Prevention Project in Association with, California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC): 2006-2012 Update October 13, 2012Presented at the 2012 Vermont Oxford Network Annual Meeting and Quality Congress, October 13-14, 2012. CLABSI RATE NOW REDUCED TO 0.65/1000 LINE DAYS: 85% DECREASE FROM BASELINE 2006 RATE SO MANY PRACTICES DONE & TO DO! BUT WHICH ONES ARE SIGNIFICANT? Our CLABSI Prevention Processes: Understanding the CLABSI challenge Developed “fishbones” to identify critical processes Promoting interventions with 4 practice bundles* Bundles ...
- AVA 2012 POSTER: Worth a Try: CLA-BSI Reduction Associated With Alcohol Cap Implementation June 1, 2012AVA 2012 Poster Session Lorraine Linford, RN, BS, CNSC; Sharon Sumner, RN, BSN, IP Carrie Taylor, RN, MSN, CIC; Katreena Merrill, RN, PhD Intermountain Medical Center & BYU College of Nursing PURPOSE: Determine whether an alcohol cap decreases central line associated blood stream infections (CLA-BSI). Determine the effect of an alcohol cap on the number of contaminated blood culture specimens. Determine the ...
- IDSA 2011 POSTER: Rady Children’s Hospital October 24, 2011IDSA Poster: Reduction of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Use of Access Site Disinfection Caps Alice Pong, MD,Infectious Diseases, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego Cindy Salgado, BSN, PHN, MBA, CIC, Infection Control, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego Mark Speziale, MD, PhD, Neonatology, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego Peggy Grimm, MS, RNC-NIC ...
- Infection Control Today (2010): Disinfecting Needleless Access Valves – Improve Practice and Decrease CRBSIs: Three Hospitals’ Experience With a New Technology November 1, 2010This article published in Infection Control Today in November 2010 explores luer-activated valve disinfection technology advances. Clinical experience with disinfection caps is described at three medical centers: Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Chula Vista, Calif., Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif., and Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, Calif. Click image to download full paper (.PDF)
- APIC 2010 POSTER: Southwest Healthcare System, Murrieta CA September 11, 2010APIC Poster Presentation: Advances in Infection Control Practice – Curos Port Protectors: An Evaluation of a New Disinfection Device (2010) Southwest Healthcare System, Murrieta CA Victor R. Lange, BS, BA, MS, CRC Jerry Garich, MS, MBA, Pharm.D BACKGROUND: Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) establish a significant threat to hospitalized patients worldwide. Numerous published research studies have focused on reducing bloodstream ...
- Curos Product Effectiveness Studies Summary August 1, 2010A series of three laboratory studies were conducted at an independent third party testing laboratory to determine if the Curos® Port Protector was as effective as a properly performed 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) swab in disinfecting needleless I.V. luer access valve (LAV) connectors. Curos® Port Protectors are effective across a broad range of LAVs, and have ...
