Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative

Table 2: Average CLABSI Rates

Cohorts 1 & 2 with units reporting during any of the five time periods

Information detailed reflective of data entered as of October 7, 2010.

	Baseline 12 months prior to intervention	Period 1 Months 1-3 post intervention	Period 2 Months 4-6 post intervention	Period 3 Months 7-9 post intervention	Period 4 Months 10-15 post intervention
Number of States	20	20	20	20	20
Number of units reporting	384	436	435	434	402
Average CLABSIs/unit	3.12	0.93	0.72	0.65	0.64
Average CL days/unit	1680	510	508	507	556
Average BSI rate	1.80	1.64	1.31	1.14	1.17
95% confidence interval	(1.53, 2.08)	(1.39, 1.89)	(1.09, 1.53)	(0.94, 1.35)	(0.89, 1.44)
Change from baseline*	NA	-0.19	-0.53	-0.61	-0.59
95% confidence interval		(-0.58, 0.20)	(-0.89,-0.17)	(-0.97,-0.25)	(-1.01,-0.17)

* Based on unpaired comparison of unit rates between time periods.

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Internet Citation: Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative: Table 2: Average CLABSI Rates. April 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/cusp/onthecusprpt/cusptab2.html