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Reducing Central Line Infections In Pediatric Critical Care Patients, Callie Lazarine
Reducing Central Line Infections In Pediatric Critical Care Patients, Callie Lazarine
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The purpose of this project is to show how early identification of patients who are at high risk for developing central line infections has an impact on infection rates, and how prevention strategies directed towards that patient population could lead to positive patient outcomes and a decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Central line infections are a major hospital-acquired condition within hospital settings. In pediatric critical care areas, central venous catheters are inevitable due to complex diagnoses, patient size, and small vessels. However, CLABSIs have a massive impact on pediatric patients increasing mortality from 4% to 37%, prolonged hospital …
Best Practice: Implementation Of A Central Line Bundle To Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Alexis N. Montero
Best Practice: Implementation Of A Central Line Bundle To Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Alexis N. Montero
MSN Capstone Projects
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are among the most frequent health care-associated infections and are reported to be correlated with an increased number of inpatient days, higher cost, and attributable mortality rates (Devrim et al., 2016). For this reason, central line bundles (CLB) have been widely used in hospitals to aid in the decrease of CLABSIs. Through implementation of the prevention strategies included in CLBs, CLABSIs can be reduced by greater than fifty percent (Devrim et al., 2016). A decrease in CLABSIs is clinically significant with the avoidance of negative patient outcomes and a decrease in healthcare costs (Rinke et …
Role Of Hand Hygiene In The Prevention Of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection In Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Benchmark Project, Meliana Amazan
Role Of Hand Hygiene In The Prevention Of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection In Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Benchmark Project, Meliana Amazan
MSN Capstone Projects
CLABSI (Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the ICUs (Intensive Care Unit). Not only it is cost prohibitive, but it also prolongs hospitalization. However, it is avoidable. This condition needs to be reviewed to improve patients’ outcomes in the ICUs. This project aims to decrease or eliminate the incidence of CLABSI among ICU patients through proper and mindful hand hygiene. Healthcare providers should be aware of the different care bundles that contribute to decreasing CLABSI and be able to apply them correctly. Articles were searched on different databases such as Cochrane …
Dedicated Vascular Access Team Benchmark Study, Rachel Davis
Dedicated Vascular Access Team Benchmark Study, Rachel Davis
MSN Capstone Projects
Hospitals see a rise in the critically ill population. These patients present with multiple comorbidities resulting in frequent emergency department trips. Unfortunately, with each visit, these patients require a vascular access device. Over time their veins will no longer be easily accessible. Patients with veins that are no longer visible, palpable, or require special techniques to obtain access are considered to be difficult intravenous access (DIVA) patients. They will likely experience multiple attempts with each admission to the hospital, resulting in physical and emotional pain, not to mention being costly. The purpose of this paper is to compare the advantages …