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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedBundy DG, Gaur AH, Billett AL
Preventing CLABSIs among pediatric hematology/oncology inpatients: national collaborative results.
This study assessed the feasibility of a multicenter effort to standardize central line (CL) care and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) tracking and to quantify the impact of standardizing these processes on CLABSI rates. It found a reduction of 28 percent in the mean CLABSI rate from 2.85 to 2.04 per 1,000 CL days over almost 3 years.
AHRQ-funded; HS019590
Citation: Bundy DG, Gaur AH, Billett AL .
Preventing CLABSIs among pediatric hematology/oncology inpatients: national collaborative results.
Pediatrics. 2014 Dec;134(6):e1678-85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0582..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Children/Adolescents
Patrick SW, Kawai AT, Kleinman K
Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012.
The researchers examined trends in central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) incidence rates between 2007 and 2012 based on standardized surveillance data from pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the United States. They found that incidence rates of CLABSIs and VAPs decreased among critically ill neonates and children during this period.
AHRQ-funded; HS018414.
Citation: Patrick SW, Kawai AT, Kleinman K .
Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012.
Pediatrics 2014 Oct;134(4):705-12. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0613..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Critical Care, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Berenholtz SM, Lubomski LH, Weeks K
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative.
The researchers conducted a collaborative cohort study to evaluate the impact of the national "On the CUSP: Stop BSI" program on CLABSI rates among participating adult intensive care units (ICUs). It found that one thousand and seventy-one adult ICUs from 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico implemented the national program and achieved a 43% reduction in the overall rate of CLABSI.
AHRQ-funded; 2902006000222.
Citation: Berenholtz SM, Lubomski LH, Weeks K .
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 Jan;35(1):56-62. doi: 10.1086/674384..
Keywords: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Rangachari P, Madaio M, Rethemeyer RK
Role of communication content and frequency in enabling evidence-based practices.
The study sought to promote central line bundle (CLB) implementation in a medical ICU and a pediatric ICU through periodic quality improvement (QI) interventions over a 52-week period. It found that proactive communications increased by 68 percent in the MICU and 61 percent in the PICU. During the same timeframe, both units increased CLB adherence to 100 percent. Both units also demonstrated statistically significant declines in catheter days.
AHRQ-funded; HS019785.
Citation: Rangachari P, Madaio M, Rethemeyer RK .
Role of communication content and frequency in enabling evidence-based practices.
Qual Manag Health Care 2014 Jan-Mar;23(1):43-58. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000017..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Communication, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
Hong AL, Sawyer MD, Shore A
Decreasing central-line-associated bloodstream infections in Connecticut intensive care units.
This study demonstrated that the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, a multifaceted approach to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) could be implemented in Connecticut (following successful implementation in Michigan). The program was associated with a reduction in CLABSI rates in Connecticut, even though the State’s baseline CLABSI rate was already low.
AHRQ-funded; 290200600022
Citation: Hong AL, Sawyer MD, Shore A .
Decreasing central-line-associated bloodstream infections in Connecticut intensive care units.
J Healthc Qual. 2013 Sep-Oct;35(5):78-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2012.00210.x..
Keywords: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Patient Safety, Quality of Care