Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative

Table 3: Average CLABSI Rates

Cohorts 1 & 2 with units reporting during all 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	349	349	349	349	349
Average CLABSIs/unit	3.20	0.83	0.69	0.67	0.66
Average CL days/unit	1736	499	502	518	598
Average BSI rate	1.76	1.65	1.31	1.22	1.21
95% confidence interval	(1.51, 2.01)	(1.36, 1.93)	(1.07, 1.55)	(0.98, 1.45)	(0.90, 1.52)
Change from baseline*	NA	-0.11	-0.45	-0.54	-0.55
95% confidence interval		(-0.44, 0.22)	(-0.77,-0.13)	(-0.83,-0.26)	(-0.93,-0.17)

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

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Internet Citation: Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative: Table 3: Average CLABSI Rates. April 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/cusp/onthecusprpt/cusptab3.html