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Impact of a Central-Line Insertion Site Assessment (CLISA) score on localized insertion site infection to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).
This study assessed the impact of a newly developed Central-Line Insertion Site Assessment (CLISA) score on the incidence of site inflammation or infection for CLABSI prevention. A cohort of adult inpatients with central venous catheters (CVCs) hospitalized in an intensive care unit or oncology ward at a large academic medical center participated. CLISA score impacts were evaluated with a CLISA score of 2 or 3 indicating insertion site inflammation and infection. The baseline study period was June 2014 through January 2015 and the intervention period April 2015 through October 2017. During that time CLISA scores of 2 or 3 in the baseline and intervention periods decreased by 78.2%. Days to removal of lines on patients with a CLISA score of 2 or 3 was 3.19 days faster after the intervention. Line dwell time also decreased by 37.1% from a mean of 14 days to 8.8 days.
AHRQ-funded; HS024424.
Citation: Gohil SK, Yim J, Quan K .
Impact of a Central-Line Insertion Site Assessment (CLISA) score on localized insertion site infection to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2020 Jan;41(1):59-66. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.291..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Prevention, Patient Safety