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Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a term used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for surveillance purposes. It’s defined as a laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (not related to an infection at another site) where a central line was in place within the 48-hour period before the development of the infection (CDC, 2011). CLABSIs are costly, may increase length of stay, and are associated with a high mortality rate, ranging from 12 to 25% (Dumont & Nesselrodt, 2012). Although a 46% decrease in CLABSIs has occurred in hospitals across the U.S. from 2008-2013, an estimated 30,100 CLABSIs still occur in intensive care units and wards of U.S. acute care facilities each year. CLABSI can be prevented through proper insertion techniques and management of the central line (CDC, 2020). Sources of catheter contamination (Dumont & Nesselrodt, 2012)
Follow proper insertion practices (CDC, 2011; Marschall et al., 2014)
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