A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bizzarro MJ, Sabo B, Noonan M, Bonfiglio MP, Northrup V, Diefenbach K. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2010, 31: 241-248. PMID: 20102278, DOI: 10.1086/650448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsNeonatal intensive care unitLate-onset sepsisRate of CLABSINational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitCLABSI ratesBloodstream infectionsCare unitLevel III neonatal intensive care unitCentral Line–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsLine–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsEvidence-based guidelinesQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement committeeCVC placementVenous cathetersNICU patientsInpatient careClinical practicePreintervention dataQuasi-experimental studySepsis