Here are some national estimates related to central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI):
- 15 million central-vascular-catheter days in intensive care units nationally
- 250,000 CLABSI cases in hospitals, of which 80,000 occur in the ICU
- 58 percent decrease in CLABSIs in ICU patients comparing 2001 and 2009
- 3,000 to 6,000 lives saved in 2009 compared to 2001 due to this decrease
- $414 million medical cost savings in 2009 compared to 2001 due to this decrease
Source: Bloodstream infections: hospitals may be winning the fight, but there’s more work to do. The Journal of Healthcare Contracting;9(4):48, 50-53, 56, Aug. 2012. Click here to link to publisher’s website: http://www.jhconline.com/bloodstream-infections.html Posted by AHA Resource Center, (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org
Filed under: Patient safety, Posted by Kim Garber, Special care units Tagged: | central line-associated bloodstream infections, CLABSI, Hospital acquired infections statistics, Infection control, Nosocomial infections
